A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of acyclovir in late pregnancy for the reduction of herpes simplex virus shedding and cesarean delivery

2003/03/01 by D.Heather Watts, D. Heather Watts, Zane A. Brown +5 · 18 citations
Medicine · #Aciclovir #Alphaherpesvirinae #Biology #Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research #Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research #Herpes simplex virus #Herpesviridae #Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments #Internal medicine #Medicine #Obstetrics #Pathology #Placebo #Polymerase chain reaction #Pregnancy #Randomized controlled trial #Viral disease #Virology #Virus

paper · doi:10.1067/mob.2003.185

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