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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

1,078 questions · 1,098 findings · 33 reviews · Skin

No studies found 396 · 36.1%GRADE not reported 89 · 8.1%Very low 181 · 16.5%Low 183 · 16.7%Moderate 196 · 17.9%High 53 · 4.8%

Interferon vs placebo

Adverse effects during use of the preventative intervention (fever) ‐ postsurgical · participants with recurrent herpes labialis

Interferon showed no clear difference in adverse effects during use of the preventative intervention (fever)… compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interferon vs placebo

Adverse effects during use of the preventative intervention (fever) ‐ pre‐ and postsurgical · participants with recurrent herpes labialis

Interferon showed no clear difference in adverse effects during use of the preventative intervention (fever)… compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oral aciclovir (short‐term) vs placebo

Adverse effects during use of the preventative intervention ‐ aciclovir 400 mg twice daily · participants with recurrent herpes labialis

Oral aciclovir (short‐term) showed no clear difference in adverse effects during use of the preventative intervention ‐… compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Gamma‐globulin vs histamine (control)

Severity of attack of recurrent herpes labialis during use of the preventative intervention (less severe recurrences than usual) · participants with recurrent herpes labialis

Gamma globulin showed no clear difference in severity of attack of recurrent herpes labialis during use of the… compared with histamine (control) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oral aciclovir (long‐term) vs placebo

Incidence of herpes labialis during use of the preventative intervention · participants with recurrent herpes labialis
2 findings from 1 review