title: Clinical inquiries. Does acyclovir help herpes simplex virus cold sores if treatment is delayed?
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia, MO, USA. wendy.madigosky@uchsc.edu
authors.forename: Wendy S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Madigosky
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Meadows
authors.forename: Owen
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: McCormack
mesh_terms: D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006560:Herpes Labialis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control; D018259:Herpesvirus 1, Human / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D000212:Acyclovir