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ReviewVaccines2023

Insights into the Novel Therapeutics and Vaccines against Herpes Simplex Virus.

Shiza Malik, Ranjit Sah, Omar Ahsan, Khalid Muhammad, Yasir Waheed

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Review in Vaccines, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
13citing papers in PubMed
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 5 countries.

Shiza MalikBridging Health Foundation, Rawalpindi 46000, Pakistan.
Ranjit SahDepartment of Microbiology, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu 44600, Nepal.ORCID 0000-0002-2695-8714
Omar AhsanDepartment of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Foundation University Islamabad, DHA Phase I, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-9979-7552
Khalid MuhammadDepartment of Biology, College of Science, UAE University, Al Ain 15551, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0001-6488-1722
Yasir WaheedOffice of Research, Innovation, and Commercialization (ORIC), Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-5789-4215
Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune · INFoundation University Islamabad · PKShaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology · PKUnited Arab Emirates University · AE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a great concern of the global health community due to its linked infection of inconspicuous nature and resultant serious medical consequences. Seropositive patients may develop ocular disease or genital herpes as characteristic infectious outcomes. Moreover, the infectious nature of HSV is so complex that the available therapeutic options have been modified in certain ways to cure it. However, no permanent and highly effective cure has been discovered. This review generates insights into the available prophylactic and therapeutic interventions against HSV. A methodological research approach is used for study design and data complication. Only the latest data from publications are acquired to shed light on updated therapeutic approaches. These studies indicate that the current antiviral therapeutics can suppress the symptoms and control viral transmission up to a certain level, but cannot eradicate the natural HSV infection and latency outcomes. Most trials that have entered the clinical phase are made part of this review to understand what is new within the field. Some vaccination approaches are also discussed. Moreover, some novel therapeutic options that are currently in research annals are given due consideration for future development. The data can enable the scientific community to direct their efforts to fill the gaps that remain unfilled in terms of therapies for HSV. The need is to integrate scientific efforts to produce a proper cure against HSV to control the virus spread, resistance, and mutation in future disease management.

Indexed as

antiviral agentsclinical managementherpes simplex virusHSV biology and infectionnovel therapeutictherapeuticstherapiestreatmentvaccines

Identifiers

PMID36851203
PMCPMC9959597
OpenAlexW4318816813

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Registered trials

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