Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

1 questions · 1 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 1 · 100%High 0 · 0%

Viral load (shedding) in saliva · participants with recurrent herpes labialis

Valaciclovir (short‐term) showed no clear difference in viral load (shedding) in saliva compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for prevention of herpes simplex labialis (cold sores on the lips) 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.16 [0.02, 1.26]
1 study · 120 participants
Moderate