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  • Title: Audit of the management of genital herpes simplex infection.
    Author: Matin RN, Brady M, Poulton M.
    Journal: Int J STD AIDS; 2006 Dec; 17(12):851-3. PubMed ID: 17212865.
    Abstract:
    We evaluated the management of genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection at our clinic. Over six months, 135 patients with primary HSV and 97 patients with recurrent HSV attended. Sixty percent of patients presenting within five days of primary infection were treated with oral acyclovir. Only 53% of patients with primary HSV were given written/verbal information. Follow-up appointments were attended by 78%. Seventy-seven percent of patients with recurrent HSV had at least one viral isolate typed and 72% of patients experiencing episodes exceeding, annually, six were offered suppressive therapy. Our results demonstrate successful management of patients with HSV infections but recommendations are made to reach the standards set by BASSH. Furthermore, we illustrate that improved documentation would go a long way in validating the result.
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