Acyclovir Suppression of Frequently Recurring Genital Herpes: Efficacy and Diminishing Need During Successive Years of Treatment

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 260, Issue 15, 1988, Pages 2227-2230

  Straus, Stephen E ^a   Croen, Kenneth D ^a   Sawyer, Mark H ^a   Freifeld, Alison G ^a   Felser, James M ^a   Dale, Janet K ^a   Smith, Holly A ^a   Hallahan, Claire ^a   Lehrman, Sandra Nusinoff ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b Burroughs Wellcome Co   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR;

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; GENITAL HERPES; HUMAN; NEPHROLITHIASIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACYCLOVIR; ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HERPES GENITALIS; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RECURRENCE; SIMPLEXVIRUS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0023718970     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1988.03410150075033     Document Type: Article

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