Valaciclovir compared with acyclovir for improved therapy for herpes zoster in immunocompetent adults.

Acyclovir treatment of acute herpes zoster speeds rash healing and decreases pain and ocular complications. The limited oral bioavailability of acyclovir necessitates frequent dosing. Valaciclovir, the l-valyl ester of acyclovir, is rapidly and almost completely converted to acyclovir in vivo and gi...

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Udgivet i:	Antimicrob Agents Chemother
Principais autores:	Beutner, K R, Friedman, D J, Forszpaniak, C, Andersen, P L, Wood, M J
Format:	Artigo
Sprog:	Inglês
Udgivet:	American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 1995
Fag:	Research Article
Online adgang:	https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC162779/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7492102/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://doi.org/10.1128/aac.39.7.1546
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