Efficacy of Oral Antiviral Prophylaxis in Preventing Ocular Herpes Simplex Virus Recurrences in Patients With and Without Self-Reported Atopy

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 142, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Rezende, Renata A ^a,c   Bisol, Tiago ^d   Hammersmith, Kristin ^a   Rapuano, Christopher J ^a   Lima, Ana Luisa H ^b   Webster, Guy F ^b   Freitas, Juliana F ^a   Laibson, Peter R ^a   Cohen, Elisabeth J ^a  

^a WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d Endocrinology Department   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; FAMCICLOVIR; VALACICLOVIR;

ADULT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOCUMENT EXAMINATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX KERATITIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIXED INFECTION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REINFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLE SIZE; SELF REPORT; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748972660     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2006.05.025     Document Type: Article

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