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Recurrent herpes simplex labialis: viral replication and clinical course.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  217269     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The purpose of this study was to provide additional information on the clinical course and viral replication kinetics of herpes simplex virus (HSV) in recurrent herpes labialis. Data were obtained on 20 subjects who were followed for five days from the first day of the lesion. HSV was isolated in 17 subjects (85%); 75% were positive on day 1 of the lesion. Median HSV titer on day 1 was 1.7 x 10(3)/0.2ml. Isolation rates and titers dropped sharply and virus could no longer be detected by day 4. The clinical course both in terms of the frequency and the severity of the symptoms paralleled the kinetics of viral replication. Thermography delineated location of subsequent lesions in three early symptomatic patients who were studied at the time when no visible lesions were observed. These data are felt to provide useful background information for future studies on the efficacy of topical antiviral agents.
Authors:
M W Rytel; R A Niebojewski; F G Aguilar-Torres; T J Russell
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of the medical sciences     Volume:  276     ISSN:  0002-9629     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Med. Sci.     Publication Date:    1978 Nov-Dec
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1979-04-28     Completed Date:  1979-04-28     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370506     Medline TA:  Am J Med Sci     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  319-23     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Female
Herpes Labialis / microbiology*
Humans
Male
Recurrence
Simplexvirus / isolation & purification
Thermography
Time Factors
Virus Replication*

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