Improving the management of genital herpes.
Most patients with herpes simplex virus infection have mild or subclinical disease and fail to seek medical attention or are misdiagnosed. But inexpensive and accurate new serologies are being developed. Chronic suppressive therapy in patients with frequent recurrences reduces viral shedding and may reduce transmission.
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006558:Herpes Genitalis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D018259:Herpesvirus 1, Human; D018258:Herpesvirus 2, Human; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
D000998:Antiviral Agents