Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 2 findings · 1 reviews · Skin

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 100%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Incidence of herpes labialis during use of the preventative intervention ‐ postsurgical · participants with recurrent herpes labialis

Interferon showed no clear difference in incidence of herpes labialis during use of the preventative… compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for prevention of herpes simplex labialis (cold sores on the lips) 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.99 [0.59, 1.66]
1 study · 44 participants
Low

Incidence of herpes labialis during use of the preventative intervention ‐ pre‐ and postsurgical · participants with recurrent herpes labialis

Interferon may leads to lower incidence of herpes labialis during use of the preventative… compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for prevention of herpes simplex labialis (cold sores on the lips) 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.57 [0.34, 0.95]
1 study · 37 participants
Low