Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Acyclovir
INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
- Initial episode of herpes genitalis (immunocompromised pts)
- Herpes simplex encephalitis (immunocompetent pts)
- Herpes zoster
- Treatment of varicella in immunocompetent pts when started within 24 hrs of onset of typical chickenpox rash (American Academy of Pediatrics does not recommend its use for treatment of uncomplicated chickenpox in healthy children)
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Last updated: December 6, 2017
Citation
Dzintars, Kathryn, et al. "Acyclovir." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2017. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540007/all/Acyclovir.
Dzintars K, Pham PA, Hsu AJ. Acyclovir. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2017. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540007/all/Acyclovir. Accessed December 18, 2024.
Dzintars, K., Pham, P. A., & Hsu, A. J. (2017). Acyclovir. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540007/all/Acyclovir
Dzintars K, Pham PA, Hsu AJ. Acyclovir [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2017. [cited 2024 December 18]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540007/all/Acyclovir.
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