Johns Hopkins HIV Guide
Acyclovir
INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
- Initial episode of herpes genitalis (immunocompromised pts)
- Herpes simplex encephalitis (immunocompetent pts)
- Herpes zoster
- Treatment of varicella in immunocompetent pts when started within 24 hrs of onset of typical chickenpox rash (American Academy of Pediatrics does not recommend its use for treatment of uncomplicated chickenpox in healthy children)
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Last updated: February 5, 2020
Citation
Dzintars, Kathryn, et al. "Acyclovir." Johns Hopkins HIV Guide, 2020. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545255/0.0/Acyclovir.
Dzintars K, Pham PA, Hsu AJ. Acyclovir. Johns Hopkins HIV Guide. 2020. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545255/0.0/Acyclovir. Accessed December 1, 2023.
Dzintars, K., Pham, P. A., & Hsu, A. J. (2020). Acyclovir. In Johns Hopkins HIV Guide https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545255/0.0/Acyclovir
Dzintars K, Pham PA, Hsu AJ. Acyclovir [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins HIV Guide. ; 2020. [cited 2023 December 01]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545255/0.0/Acyclovir.
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