Published in Law and Health Weekly, June 24th, 2006
Study 1: A replication-defective (GH deletion) herpes simplex virus vaccine was not effective for the treatment of recurrent genital herpes among immunocompetent subjects.
According to a study from the United States, "A replication incompetent herpes virus lacking the glycoprotein H gene has been developed as a potential therapeutic vaccine for genital herpes. [The goal was] to determine vaccine efficacy on reducing HSV reactivation and clinical disease among immunocompetent persons with recurrent genital HSV-2 infection. [The study was a] randomized multicenter...
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