Oral acyclovir for herpes simplex virus eye disease: Effect on prevention of epithelial keratitis and stromal keratitis

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 118, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1030-1036

  Beck, R W ^a   Asbell, P A ^a   Cohen, E J ^a   Dawson, C R ^a   Hyndiuk, R A ^a   Jones, D B ^a   Kaufman, H E ^a   Kip, K E ^a   Kurinij, N ^a   Moke, P S ^a   Stulting, R D ^a   Sugar, J ^a   Wilhelimus, K R ^a  

^a JAEB CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EYE INFECTION; HERPES SIMPLEX KERATITIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; KERATITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033869897     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.118.8.1030     Document Type: Article

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