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Acyclovir

Known as: 2-Amino-1,9-dihydro-9-[(2-hydroxyethoxy)methyl]-6H-purin-6-one, Aciclovir, 9-[(2-Hydroxyethoxy)methyl]guanine 
A synthetic analog of the purine nucleoside, guanosine, with potent antiviral activity against herpes simplex viruses type 1 and 2, varicella-zoster… Expand
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Review
2018
Review
2018
ESCMID Study Group for Infections in Compromised Hosts (ESGICH) Consensus Document on the safety of targeted and biological therapies: an infectious diseases perspective (Immune checkpoint inhibitors…
BACKGROUND The present review is part of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) Study… Expand
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Early treatment with prednisolone or acyclovir in Bell's palsy.
BACKGROUND Corticosteroids and antiviral agents are widely used to treat the early stages of idiopathic facial paralysis (i.e… Expand
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Natural history of neonatal herpes simplex virus infections in the acyclovir era.
OBJECTIVE During the 2 decades in which effective antiviral therapies have been available for neonatal herpes simplex virus (HSV… Expand
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Valaciclovir compared with acyclovir for improved therapy for herpes zoster in immunocompetent adults.
Acyclovir treatment of acute herpes zoster speeds rash healing and decreases pain and ocular complications. The limited oral… Expand
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Review
1992
Review
1992
Acyclovir: a decade later.
REPORTS of the clinical efficacy of acyclovir, a selective and specific inhibitor of herpesvirus replication, appeared in the… Expand
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Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Coated mesalazine (5-aminosalicylic acid) versus sulphasalazine in the treatment of active ulcerative colitis: a randomised trial.
OBJECTIVE--To assess the safety and efficacy of a preparation of mesalazine (5-aminosalicylic acid) coated with a pH dependent… Expand
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Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Vidarabine versus acyclovir therapy in herpes simplex encephalitis.
We randomly assigned 208 patients who underwent brain biopsy for presumptive herpes simplex encephalitis to receive either… Expand
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Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Acyclovir prophylaxis of herpes-simplex-virus infections.
We conducted a double-blind, placebo-controlled study of acyclovir prophylaxis against infection with herpes simplex virus (HSV… Expand
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Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Selectivity of action of an antiherpetic agent, 9-(2-hydroxyethoxymethyl) guanine.
A guanine derivative with an acyclic side chain, 2-hydroxyethoxymethyl, at position 9 has potent antiviral activity [dose for 50… Expand
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Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Multiple regression as a general data-analytic system.
Techniques for using multiple regression (MR) as a general variance-accounting procedure of great flexibility, power, and… Expand
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