| Autor: |
P, Pivetti-Pezzi, M, Accorinti, R A, Colabelli-Gisoldi, M P, Pirraglia, M C, Sirianni |
| Rok vydání: |
1999 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Cornea. 18(1) |
| ISSN: |
0277-3740 |
| Popis: |
To evaluate the efficacy of an antiherpetic vaccine in recurrent herpetic ocular infections.Twenty patients with herpes simplex virus 1-related recurrent keratitis/keratouveitis were prospectively enrolled and randomly assigned to receive either a specific vaccination with heat shock-inactivated herpes simplex virus type 1 (10 patients) or to be observed as controls (10 patients). The number, duration, and anatomic localization of relapses were recorded in all the patients for 12 months before inclusion in the study and for a similar period after the assignment of each subject to vaccine or control group.In the vaccine group, we observed a reduction both in the number (p = 0.016) and average duration (p = 0.050) of recurrences, whereas in the control group, no significant change was found comparing a 12-month period before and after inclusion in the study. The comparison between the two groups highlighted a significant reduction in the number (p = 0.013) and average duration (p = 0.051) of relapses in treated subjects, who did not show any significant vaccine-induced side effects.The use of a vaccination with heat shock-inactivated herpes simplex virus 1 seems to be able to reduce the number and duration of relapses in herpes simplex virus 1-related keratitis/keratouveitis. |
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