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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Publicado en:	Antimicrob Agents Chemother
Principais autores:	Beutner, K R, Friedman, D J, Forszpaniak, C, Andersen, P L, Wood, M J
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado:	American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 1995
Assuntos:	Research Article
Acceso en liña:	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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