Prophylactic valaciclovir (lower dose) vs Prophylactic valaciclovir (higher dose)
Presence/absence of HSV oral lesions · Patients being treated for cancer (acute leukaemia; chemotherapy or stem-cell transplantation)
Prophylactic valaciclovir (lower dose) showed no clear difference in presence/absence of HSV oral lesions compared with prophylactic valaciclovir (higher dose); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
- Interventions for the prevention and treatment of herpes simplex virus in patients being treated for cancer 2009 · Cochrane All outcomesRR 0.23 [0.05, 1.03]2 studies · 181 participantsGRADE not reported