Terminal Illness V. Opportunistic Infections Table 5-4.
Alternative is to treat each episode.
Patients receiving ganciclovir, foscarnet, or cidofovir do not require acyclovir prophylaxis. AIDS patients may require higher daily doses. Treatment can be started as long as new lesions are forming. Preventive treatment must be initiated within 96 hours of exposure and preferrably within 48 hours. Oral ganciclovir should not be used as sole induction therapy.