In the Sullivan et al study7 (which showed no benefit of adding
aciclovir to steroids) the mean HouseBrackmann grade was 3.6, whereas the mean score was 4.3 in the Hato et al study, which reported a significant benefit of adding valaciclovir (97 versus 90 percent).21
"Moreover,
aciclovir does not effectively reduce the risk of HIV transmission or acquisition in HSV-2 seropositive people," the investigators noted, adding that this discrepancy between potent suppression of symptoms and failure to prevent transmission is not well understood.
In more severe cases, your doctor may give you
aciclovir tablets that have to be taken five times a day.?
Se inicio la administracion de liquidos intravenosos y, dada la presencia de las lesiones en la cavidad oral, se sospecho infeccion por virus herpes simple, por lo cual iniciaron tratamiento con
aciclovir y, debido al mal estado general del paciente, se inicio cubrimiento empirico con ceftriaxona y oxacilina.
The data were collected in Botswana, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia as part of a randomized, placebo-controlled trial of
aciclovir, a drug used to treat herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2).
Reporting in The Lancet, scientists said that
aciclovir does have a braking effect that is modest but could become a useful option for doctors, reports The BBC.
The patient was initially treated with
aciclovir, but polymerase chain reaction for herpes simplex virus proved negative.
Se llevo a cabo un estudio explicativo de tipo experimental y prospectivo, donde se aplicaron dos tipos de tratamientos, el convencional con
aciclovir por via oral y topica y el laser de baja potencia, como unico tratamiento.
* Acyclovir and cyclosporin become
aciclovir and cictosporin respectively.
The standard treatment is an anti-viral cream such as
aciclovir (Zovirax), which is also available in tablet form for more severe cases.
He was diagnosed clinically with herpes proctitis and treated with
aciclovir tablets.