title: Treatment of varicella-zoster virus infections.
abstract: Effective antiviral therapy is now available for many forms of infection due to varicella-zoster virus. Acyclovir is the most widely prescribed treatment, but the virus is not exquisitely sensitive to this drug, and others are under study. The goals of therapy differ among different kinds of patients and must be considered when designing a treatment program.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bean
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Englund
mesh_terms: D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D000212:Acyclovir