title: A randomised double-blind clinical trial of acyclovir (Zovirax) and adenine arabinoside in herpes simplex corneal ulceration.
abstract: A double-blind clinical trial of 3% acyclovir (Zovirax) and 3% adenosine arabinoside (ara-A, Vidarabine) in 93 patients with herpetic corneal ulceration is presented. Ulcers in 45 (94%) of acyclovir-treated patients and 37 (82%) ara-A-treated patients healed within 14 days. Patients treated with acyclovir healed more rapidly than those treated with ara-A (p less than 0.01). No serious adverse effects were observed.
mesh_terms: D000212:Acyclovir; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006147:Guanine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007635:Keratitis, Dendritic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011897:Random Allocation; D014740:Vidarabine / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D006147:Guanine; D014740:Vidarabine; D000212:Acyclovir