Family herpes. Therapy with Ferrovir
It was studied the efficiency of recurrent HSV type 2 treatment in 24 sexual couples in which all men had clinically proved disease. All patients were divided into 2 groups: the 1st group (<i>n </i>= 13) where wives got treatment as well as their husbands; and the 2nd group (<i>n </i>= 11) in which wives didn't get any treatment while their husbands got it. The therapy of patients with active signs of HSV was performed by Ferrovir 1 amp. (5 ml) per day for 10 days; in case of the absence of laboratory signs of the activity they got famcyclovir 250 mg twice a day. As a result in 6 months there was no recurrent HSV type 2 in 85% of patients in the 1st group and 64% in the 2nd group. Thus Ferrovir proved to be more effective in the therapy of recurrent HSV type 2 in comparison with the traditional treatment and can be recommended for the treatment of family herpes and for specific prophylaxis