Question · asked by 1 review
Systemic oral acyclovir vs placebo or no treatment: Duration and time of healing of extraoral lesions; development of new extraoral lesions
- Population
- Children and young adults under 25 years with primary herpetic gingivostomatitis (with or without herpes labialis)
- Intervention
- Systemic oral acyclovir
- Comparison
- placebo or no treatment
- Outcome
- Duration and time of healing of extraoral lesions; development of new extraoral lesions
Systemic oral acyclovir led to lower number of individuals who developed new extraoral lesions after… compared with placebo or no treatment; GRADE not reported.
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Systemic oral acyclovir vs Placebo or no treatment Number of individuals who developed new extraoral lesions after administration; duration of extraoral lesions · Children and young adults under 25 years with primary herpetic gingivostomatitis (with or without herpes labialis) · After administration Systemic oral acyclovir led to lower number of individuals who developed new extraoral lesions after… compared with placebo or no treatment; GRADE not reported. Acyclovir for treating primary herpetic gingivostomatitis (2008) · Cochrane All outcomes | RR 0.04 [0.00, 0.65] | 1 study · 72 participants | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acyclovir for treating primary herpetic gingivostomatitis 2008 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2008-05 | Not listed | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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