Early antiviral treatment fails to completely prevent herpes-related pain

Medecine et Maladies Infectieuses

Volumn 43, Issue 11-12, 2013, Pages 461-466

  Rabaud, C ^a   Rogeaux, O ^b   Launay, O ^c   Strady, C ^d   Mann, C ^e   Chassany, O ^f   Bouhassira, D ^g   Gaillat, J ^h  

^a CHU NANCY BRABOIS   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE CHAMBÉRY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^d Cabinet d'infectiologie   (France)

^e HÔPITAL SAINT ELOI   (France)

^f HÔpital Saint Louis   (France)

^g INSERM U 987   (France)

^h Centre Hospitalier de la Region d'Annecy   (France)

Author keywords

Antiviral therapy; Herpes zoster; Post herpetic neuralgia

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; FAMCICLOVIR; VALACICLOVIR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RASH; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; DOULEURS POST-ZOSTÉRIENNES; HERPES ZOSTER; POST-HERPETIC NEURALGIA; TRAITEMENT ANTIVIRAL; VIRUS DE LA VARICELLE ET DU ZONA;

AGED; ANALGESICS; ANTICONVULSANTS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; COMORBIDITY; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EXANTHEMA; FEMALE; FRANCE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA, POSTHERPETIC; PAIN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAMPLING STUDIES; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 84889683236     PISSN: 0399077X     EISSN: 17696690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medmal.2013.07.012     Document Type: Article

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