TY - JOUR
T1 - Dose-dependent effects of oral acyclovir in the incubation period of varicella
AU - Suga, S.
AU - Yoshikawa, T.
AU - Yazaki, T.
AU - Ozaki, T.
AU - Asano, Y.
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - Dose of acyclovir (ACV) and clinical features of varicella were evaluated in 65 household contacts (0.8-9 y) who received oral ACV (5-80 mg/kg daily in four divided doses) during the latter half of the incubation period of varicella. The severity of the disease was compared with that of 23 children who did not receive ACV. Infection was confirmed by a fluorescent antibody to membrane antigen assay. The antibody titers and the rate of apparent infection increased as the dose of ACV administered decreased. The number of skin lesions in patients who received ACV was significantly reduced when compared to the control group. These data suggest dose-dependence of ACV for modification of varicella during secondary viremia in the incubation of the disease.
AB - Dose of acyclovir (ACV) and clinical features of varicella were evaluated in 65 household contacts (0.8-9 y) who received oral ACV (5-80 mg/kg daily in four divided doses) during the latter half of the incubation period of varicella. The severity of the disease was compared with that of 23 children who did not receive ACV. Infection was confirmed by a fluorescent antibody to membrane antigen assay. The antibody titers and the rate of apparent infection increased as the dose of ACV administered decreased. The number of skin lesions in patients who received ACV was significantly reduced when compared to the control group. These data suggest dose-dependence of ACV for modification of varicella during secondary viremia in the incubation of the disease.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1996.tb13945.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1996.tb13945.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 9001651
AN - SCOPUS:0029796001
SN - 0803-5253
VL - 85
SP - 1418
EP - 1421
JO - Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics
JF - Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics
IS - 12
ER -