Should acyclovir be prescribed for immunocompetent children presenting with chickenpox?

Arch Dis Child. 2005 Jun;90(6):648-50. doi: 10.1136/adc.2005.072215.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acyclovir / therapeutic use*
  • Adolescent
  • Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Chickenpox / drug therapy*
  • Chickenpox / immunology
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunocompetence*

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • Acyclovir