Suppressive therapy for recurrent cutaneous herpes infections in children under 12 years: An observational study

Affiliations

¹ Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital Center of Tours, Tours, France.
² Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Center of Tours, Tours, France.
³ Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Center of Brest, Brest, France.
⁴ Laboratory of Virology, University Hospital Center of Tours, Tours, France.
⁵ University of Tours, INSERM 1246-SPHERE, Tours, France.
⁶ Clinical Investigation Center of Tours-INSERM 1415, Tours, France.
⁷ Unit of paediatric Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Center of Tours, Tours, France.

Observational Study

Margaux Hazard et al. Acta Paediatr. 2022 Jan.

. 2022 Jan;111(1):138-140.

doi: 10.1111/apa.16165. Epub 2021 Nov 11.

¹ Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital Center of Tours, Tours, France.
² Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Center of Tours, Tours, France.
³ Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Center of Brest, Brest, France.
⁴ Laboratory of Virology, University Hospital Center of Tours, Tours, France.
⁵ University of Tours, INSERM 1246-SPHERE, Tours, France.
⁶ Clinical Investigation Center of Tours-INSERM 1415, Tours, France.
⁷ Unit of paediatric Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Center of Tours, Tours, France.

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