HSV1/2, VZV, CMV, and InlfuenzaA/B

Question 1

HSV1/2

Answer 1

• Valacyclovir (oral herpes & genital herpes)
• Acyclovir (oral herpes, genital herpes, and HSV encephalitis)

Question 2

Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV)

Answer 2

• Acyclovir (PO for chickenpox/shingles and IV for severe disseminated disease or VZV encephalitis)
• Valacyclovir (PO for chickenpox/shingles)

Question 3

Cytomegalovirus (CMV)

Answer 3

• Ganciclovir (CMV retinitis, esophagitis, colitis, neuro disease - IV)
• Valganciclovir (CMV retinitis and PTx of CMV in transplant pts at high risk)

Question 4

Influenza A/B

Answer 4

• Oseltamivir
• Zanamivir (inhalation)
• Peramivir (IV)
• Baloxavir Marboxil (cap-snatching)
  initiate when Symptomatic for no more than 2 days