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When would you consider offering antiviral treatment to an immunocompetent patient with acute EBV infection?

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Infectious Disease · Emory University Hospital
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There are currently no approved antiviral drugs for acute EBV infection. The data on acyclovir and ganciclovir do not support prescribing either for acute EBV infection in immunocompetent individuals. I do not use this approach in my clinical practice, and treatment in immunocompetent persons relies...

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