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There may be associated fever, cervical lymphadenopathy, halitosis, lethargy, irritability and loss of appetite.

Equivocal: indicates that your test results were unclear• , ; Markham and Faulds,.

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While cidofovir is taken up by both virally infected and uninfected cells, the active form of the drug exhibits a 25- to 50-fold greater affinity for the viral DNA polymerase as compared to the cellular DNA polymerase, thereby selectively inhibiting viral replication Ho et al.

B Oral acyclovir, valacyclovir Valtrex , and famciclovir Famvir are effective for the treatment of acute recurrences of herpes labialis.

The notable safety profile of acyclovir relates to its initial activation by the viral-induced enzyme thymidine kinase.

The safety and efficacy of famciclovir and topical penciclovir in children have not been established.

HSV invades and replicates in neurons, as well as in epidermal and dermal cells.

All other pharmacokinetic characteristics are similar to those of acyclovir Nadal et al.

The pharyngitis and flu-like symptoms are difficult to distinguish from mononucleosis in older patients.