Acyclovir treatment of varicella in children: Against

Authors
Mouzard, A
Citation
A. Mouzard, Acyclovir treatment of varicella in children: Against, MED MAL INF, 28, 1998, pp. 832-836
Citations number
31
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease
Journal title
MEDECINE ET MALADIES INFECTIEUSES
ISSN journal
0399077X → ACNP
Volume
28
Year of publication
1998
Pages
832 - 836
Database
ISI
SICI code
0399-077X(199811)28:<832:ATOVIC>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
The use of oral acyclovir in otherwise children with varicella is not recom manded. This: conclusion is based on the marginal therapeutic effect, the c ost of the drug, the currently unknow danger of treating many children each year and the usual mildness of the disease.