Acyclovir Suppresses Subclinical Shedding of Herpes Simplex Virus

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Figure 1. The white bars show results for days in which acyclovir was not received; the black bars show the rates when acyclovir was received. Comparisons were made using the Wilcoxon paired-sample test.
Figure 1. The white bars show results for days in which acyclovir was not received; the black bars show the rates when acyclovir was received. Comparisons were made using the Wilcoxon paired-sample test. Mean rates of asymptomatic (top) and symptomatic (bottom) genital shedding of herpes simplex virus (HSV), according to the definition of asymptomatic shedding used.

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  1. Ann Intern Med November 1, 1996 vol. 125 no. 9 776-
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