Frequent genital herpes simplex virus 2 shedding in immunocompetent women: Effect of acyclovir treatment

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1092-1097

  Wald, Anna ^a   Corey, Lawrence ^a   Cone, Richard ^a,c   Hobson, Ann ^a   Davis, Gray ^b   Zeh, Judy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

acyclovir; herpes genitalis; herpes simplex; polymerase chain reaction; viral sexually transmitted diseases

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DNA DETERMINATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GENITAL HERPES; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS INHIBITION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS REACTIVATION; VIRUS SHEDDING;

EID: 0030948337     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI119237     Document Type: Article

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