A health care provider reads in the medical record that a patient is receiving valacyclovir (Val-trex). Review the following viral infections, and select the one that the health care provider ex-pects to see in the patient's history
a. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis
b. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
c. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
d. Herpes genitalis
ANS: D
Valacyclovir is a prodrug form of acyclovir that is indicated in the oral treatment of herpes zoster and recurrent genital herpes in immunocompetent adults.
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