A 30-year-old sexually active woman presents with a painful vesicle on her external genitalia and bilateral inguinal lymphadenopathy. A Tzanck smear from the vesicle is negative, and polymerase chain reaction analysis of viral DNA is negative. A VDRL assay is also negative.
Which of the following medications would be most helpful to this patient?
(A) Acyclovir
(B) Ceftriaxone
(C) Foscarnet
(D) Ribavirin
(E) Vancomycin
Which of the following medications would be most helpful to this patient?
(A) Acyclovir
(B) Ceftriaxone
(C) Foscarnet
(D) Ribavirin
(E) Vancomycin
