ALLMedicine™ Herpes Simplex Center

Jun 28th, 2022 - Varicella zoster virus (VZV) has been implicated in Alzheimer's disease (AD), and vaccination against shingles, caused by VZV, has been found to decrease the risk of AD/dementia. VZV might reside latently in brain, and on reactivation might cause ...

Jun 28th, 2022 - Virion host shutoff (vhs) protein is an endoribonuclease encoded by herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV1). vhs causes several changes to the infected cell environment that favor the translation of late (L) virus proteins: cellular mRNAs are degraded, imme...

Jun 28th, 2022 - Herpes simplex virus-type 1 (HSV-1) can cause diseases, especially amongst neonates and immunocompromised hosts. Hence, developing a novel anti-HSV-1 drug with low-level toxicity is vital. Triptolide (TP), a diterpenoid triepoxide is a natural pro...

Jun 24th, 2022 - Background Mutations in the Dedicator of Cytokinesis-8 (DOCK8) gene are responsible for an immunodeficiency disease characterized by: severe cutaneous and sinopulmonary infections with bacterial organisms; extensive cutaneous viral infections with...

Jun 24th, 2022 - Herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) causes genital herpes and increases the risk of acquisition and transmission of HIV. An HSV-2 vaccine is not available. We will study a replication-defective HSV-2 vaccine, HSV529, that is deleted for 2 essential vir...

Jan 8th, 2022 - Clinical reactivations of herpes simplex virus or varicella zoster virus occur frequently among patients with malignancies and manifest particularly as herpes simplex stomatitis in patients with acute leukaemia treated with intensive chemotherapy ...

Apr 26th, 2020 - Genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection during pregnancy poses a risk to the developing fetus and newborn. Genital herpes is common in the United States. Among 14- to 49-year-old females, the prevalence of HSV-2 infection is 15.9%. However, t...

Apr 26th, 2020 - Genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection during pregnancy poses a risk to the developing fetus and newborn. Genital herpes is common in the United States. Among 14- to 49-year-old females, the prevalence of HSV-2 infection is 15.9%. However, t...

Sep 5th, 2018 - To provide an updated joint ASCO/Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) guideline on antimicrobial prophylaxis for adult patients with immunosuppression associated with cancer and its treatment. ASCO and IDSA convened an update Expert Panel...

Jul 22nd, 2017 - To provide recommendations for the management of genital herpes infection in women who want to get pregnant or are pregnant and for the management of genital herpes in pregnancy and strategies to prevent transmission to the infant. More effective ...

Jun 24th, 2022 - Background Mutations in the Dedicator of Cytokinesis-8 (DOCK8) gene are responsible for an immunodeficiency disease characterized by: severe cutaneous and sinopulmonary infections with bacterial organisms; extensive cutaneous viral infections with...

Jun 24th, 2022 - Viral infections in the normal host are usually self-limited as the innate and acquired immune systems mount successful antiviral responses. However, in some instances, apparently immunocompetent persons manifest infections with viruses that would...

Jun 24th, 2022 - Herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) causes genital herpes and increases the risk of acquisition and transmission of HIV. An HSV-2 vaccine is not available. We will study a replication-defective HSV-2 vaccine, HSV529, that is deleted for 2 essential vir...

Jun 24th, 2022 - Initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) can lead to a short-term increase of herpes virus-related illnesses including genital herpes flares, higher likelihood of varicella zoster virus (VZV), cytomegalovirus (CMV) uveitis or other end-organ dis...

Jun 23rd, 2022 - The trial comprises 5 Parts, Part A, B, C, D and E. Part A and Part B (Phase 2) have been closed in November 2020. Part A is a randomized, open-label, multi-center, comparative design to assess the efficacy and safety in subjects with ACV-resistan...

Jun 17th, 2022 - A 32-year-old woman had sex with a man she met while on vacation 6 weeks ago. She was intoxicated at the time and does not know much about the person. She recalls having engaged in vaginal intercourse without a condom. She does not have any sympto...

Jun 15th, 2022 - A 32-year-old woman had sex with a man she met while on vacation 6 weeks ago. She was intoxicated at the time and does not know much about the person.

Apr 26th, 2022 - Oncolytic immunotherapy with talimogene laherparepvec (T-VEC; Imlygic) and vusolimogene oderparepvec (RP1) has the potential to provide unique clinical benefits in patients with melanoma through direct intratumoral administration, according to Nik...

Apr 25th, 2022 - This article was originally published in Portuguese on Medscape . Bacteria and viruses are the leading causes of community-acquired meningitis. Bacterial meningitis is associated with high morbidity and mortality, and prompt treatment with appropr...

Apr 19th, 2022 - The Diagnosis: Epidermolysis Bullosa Our patient was found to have epidermolysis bullosa (EB), a rare genetic disease in which the superficial layers of the skin separate to form vesicles or bullae due to a mutation in the keratin 14 gene, KRT14.