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Famciclovir: Efficacy in Zoster and Issues in the Assessment of Pain

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When acyclovir was introduced in the early 1980’s, we saw a remarkable change in the treatment of herpes virus infections such as genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections, ocular HSV infections and varicella zoster virus (VZV) infections (chickenpox and shingles) in both the normal and immunocompromised host.1 The now widespread use of acyclovir is a reflection of its safety and tolerability, and clinical trial data has demonstrated its utility in the treatment of human disease. As a consequence, human suffering has been alleviated and, in some cases, mortality reduced (e.g., neonatal HSV infections and herpes simplex enciphalitis).2,3

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  1. Macfarlane Burnet Centre for Medical Research, Fairfield, Victoria, Australia

    John Mills

  2. University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, USA

    Paul A. Volberding

  3. University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

    Lawrence Corey

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Boon, R.J., Griffin, D.R.J. (1996). Famciclovir: Efficacy in Zoster and Issues in the Assessment of Pain. In: Mills, J., Volberding, P.A., Corey, L. (eds) Antiviral Chemotherapy 4. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 394. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9209-6_3

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