Nov. 11, 2002 — Editor's Note: At the 42nd Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) held in San Diego, California, Lawrence Corey, MD, of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer ...

Oral acyclovir has been demonstrated to prevent reactivation of herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections when administered prophylactically to autologous bone marrow transplant (BMT) recipients or ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Therapy with valacyclovir (Valtrex, GlaxoSmithKline), started within three months of infection with either herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) or HSV type 2 (HSV-2), ...

I am a gay man, and my boyfriend has genital herpes. He currently takes Valtrex to manage his symptoms. Would taking Valtrex (or some other viral suppressing drug) reduce the chances of transmitting ...

Generic Valtrex valacyclovir is an antiviral drug that is used to treat infections caused by certain types of viruses. In children 12 years or older it is used to treat cold sores around the mouth ...

Q: I know Valtrex is prescribed to treat genital herpes. If someone is exposed to a partner with herpes, will taking Valtrex right away destroy any of the virus that may have been acquired before it ...

Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (SCT), being performed with an increasing frequency for a variety of both malignant and non-malignant conditions, is associated with the occurrence of many ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — Valacyclovir can be beneficial for treating multiple episodes of keratitis or iritis in patients with ...

Vestibular neuritis is the second most common cause of peripheral vestibular vertigo. Its assumed cause is a reactivation of herpes simplex virus type 1 infection. Therefore, corticosteroids, ...