title: Should acyclovir be prescribed for immunocompetent children presenting with chickenpox?
authors.affiliation: St Mary's Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Redhead
mesh_terms: D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000293:Adolescent; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D000212:Acyclovir