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Clinical Trial
. 1986 Oct;30(4):608-10.
doi: 10.1128/AAC.30.4.608.

Interferon in the prevention of genital herpes recurrence

L J Eron, L Harvey, C Toy, D Santomauro
Clinical Trial

Interferon in the prevention of genital herpes recurrence

L J Eron et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1986 Oct.

Abstract

Patients with genital herpes were treated three times weekly for 12 weeks with 3 X 10(6) IU of alpha 2b interferon (20 patients) or placebo (17 patients) administered by subcutaneous injection in a double-blind trial. Interferon had minimal effects on the suppression of recurrences and moderate toxicity (chills, fever, fatigue, and leukopenia), suggesting that this route and dosage of interferon may not be clinically useful for this indication.

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