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Article: THERAPY WITH FAMCICLOVIR MORE EFFECTIVE THAN VALACICLOVIR IN HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS ANIMAL MODEL
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- October 5, 1994
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ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study shows that famciclovir is significantly more effective than valaciclovir (the prodrug of acyclovir) in reducing viral replication during treatment and also in suppressing viral replication following treatment in a mouse model designed to simulate herpes simplex virus infection in the immunocompromised patient. The findings were presented today at the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC).
"This is the first direct comparison of these two agents in the treatment of herpes simplex infections, to my knowledge," said principal investigator Hugh J. Field, M.A., Ph.D. Department of Veterinary ...