Randomized clinical study comparing Compeed® cold sore patch to acyclovir cream 5% in the treatment of herpes simplex labialis

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1184-1192

  Karlsmark, T ^a   Goodman, J J ^b,c   Drouault, Y ^c   Lufrano, L ^d   Pledger, G W ^e   Erlbaum, Eric R ^c   Flanagan, Marisa ^c   Barrett, Kathy ^f   Gallagher, Andrew C ^c   Browne, Joanne ^c   Murray, John V ^c   Aspiras, Marcelo B ^c   Bailey, Laurie ^c   Blankensteiner, Jennifer ^c   Andersen, Ellen Sloth ^c   Kamstrup, Maria Rørbæk ^c   Togsverd Bo, Katrine ^c   Vayssiere, Muriel ^c  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Hill Top Research Inc   (United States)

^c Johnson and Johnson ^*

^d JOHNSON AND JOHNSON   (United States)

^e Johnson and Johnson   (United States)

^f CCRC   (United States)

Author keywords

Acyclovir; Herpes simplex labialis; Hydrocolloid patch

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR;

ADULT; AGED; APPLICATION SITE BLEEDING; APPLICATION SITE ERYTHEMA; APPLICATION SITE IRRITATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HERPES LABIALIS; HUMAN; HYDROCOLLOID DRESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 51649108806     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2008.02761.x     Document Type: Article

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