HERPETIC INFECTION: DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT
- Authors: Ignatovsky A.1
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Affiliations:
- Acad. I.P. Pavlov Saint Petersburg State Medical University
- Issue: Vol 23, No 5 (2012)
- Pages: 39-43
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journals.eco-vector.com/0236-3054/article/view/115454
- ID: 115454
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Abstract
The paper discusses the current capacities of laboratory diagnosis and treatment of herpesvirus infection. Difficulties in the clinical diagnosis of lesions caused by herpes simplex virus are due to a number of atypical manifestations. The use of immunomodulators in their therapy should be limited; the drugs of choice are etiotropic antiviral agents.
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About the authors
A. Ignatovsky
Acad. I.P. Pavlov Saint Petersburg State Medical University
Email: derm@list.ru
Candidate of Medical Sciences
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