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11 mar 2016 · These guidelines provide updated treatment recommendations for genital HSV infection based on the most recent evidence; they form one of several modules of guidelines for specific STIs. Other modules will focus on treatments for Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonorrhoea), C. trachomatis (chlamydial infection) and Treponema pallidum (syphilis).
Type-specific HSV-2 serologic assays for diagnosing HSV-2 are useful in the following scenarios: recurrent or atypical genital symptoms or lesions with a negative HSV PCR or culture result, clinical diagnosis of genital herpes without laboratory confirmation, and a patient’s partner has genital herpes.
RECOMMENDATION 2. For adults and adolescents with a first clinical episode of genital HSV infection, the WHO STI guideline suggests a standard dose of aciclovir over valaciclovir or famciclovir. Conditional recommendation, moderate quality evidence. Dosages:
17 cze 2017 · First infection with either herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) or type 2 (HSV-2) is termed primary infection and results in either symptomatic disease at the site of viral entry (i.e. on the face or genital area) or asymp-tomatic, and thus unrecognised, infection.
13 kwi 2022 · treatment guidelines. herpes simplex type 2 infection. Genital herpes is a chronic sexually transmitted infection (STI) characterized by recurrent, self-limited genital ulcers, caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) or type 2 (HSV-2).
13 mar 2024 · Objectives: Identify the etiology of herpes simplex type 2. Outline the appropriate evaluation of herpes simplex type 2. Review the treatment and management options available for herpes simplex type 2. Describe interprofessional team strategies for improving care coordination and communication to advance herpes simplex type 2 and improve outcomes.
25 maj 2022 · This topic review addresses the treatment of first and repeated episodes of genital herpes simplex infection. The epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and diagnosis of genital HSV infection and issues related to pregnancy are discussed separately.
