title: The pharmacokinetic basis of oral valacyclovir treatment of herpes simplex virus (HSV) or varicella zoster virus (VZV) meningitis, meningoencephalitis or encephalitis in adults.
authors.affiliation: a Infectious Disease Division, Winthrop-University Hospital , Mineola , NY , USA.|c State University of New York, School of Medicine, Stony Brook , USA.
authors.forename: Burke A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Cunha
authors.affiliation: b Pharmacy Department , Winthrop-University Hospital , Mineola , NY , USA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Baron
mesh_terms: D000212:Acyclovir / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000821:virology; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008587:Meningitis, Viral / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000821:virology; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000821:virology; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000187:drug effects*; D000077483:Valacyclovir; D014633:Valine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000073618:Varicella Zoster Virus Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D014633:Valine; D000077483:Valacyclovir; D000212:Acyclovir