Ultrasound-guided erector spinae block and paravertebral block may prevent postherpetic neuralgia
1. Patients randomized to receive the paravertebral block (PVB) and erector spinae plane block (ESPB) had significantly more effective prevention ...
Tag: herpes
Pritelivir reduces HSV-2 positive swabs in those with multiple recurrences
1. In this randomized controlled trial, pritelivir was effective in reducing the number of HSV-2 positive swabs, total days with ...
Topical intracoital tenofovir gel linked to decreased incidence of herpes simplex virus type 2
1. In this double-blinded randomized controlled study, women randomized to apply intracoital vaginal tenofovir gel were significantly less likely ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind May 24 – May 31, 2015
Efficacy of an Adjuvanted Herpes Zoster Subunit Vaccine in Older Adults Herpes zoster continues to be a menacing disease especially ...
LSD1 inhibition reduces herpesvirus infection and recurrence in animals [PreClinical]
1. Pharmaceutical inhibition of lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD1) reduced primary infection of herpes simplex virus (HSV), shedding, and reactivation in ...
Tenofovir prophylaxis linked with reduced risk of herpes simplex 2
1. Daily oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with tenofovir alone or in combination with emtricitabine in heterosexual individuals in high-risk populations ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind January 13-19, 2014
Image: PD/HSV-2 In this section, we will highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in medicine during the ...
Childhood varicella vaccination not linked with greater adult herpes zoster infection
Image: PD 1. The incidence of herpes zoster among United States adults has been increasing since 1992 2. However, the ...
Young women now more likely to contract genital Herpes Simplex 1 (HSV-1) than HSV-2
Jan 20th - HSV-1 infection in young women is more likely to be genital than oral. Image: PD 1. Young women ...