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Advances and controversies in the antiviral therapy of herpes zoster

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  1. Department of Virology, Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, ICPMR, Westmead Hospital, 2145, Westmead, NSW, Australia

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Cunningham, A.L., Dwyer, D.E. Advances and controversies in the antiviral therapy of herpes zoster. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 15, 273–275 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01695656

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