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Cats received topical ganciclovir 0.15% ophthalmic gel (1 drop 3 times daily,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20096 cats), oral famciclovir (90\u2009mg\/kg twice daily,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20096), or topical artificial tear gel (1 drop 3 times daily,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20094) for 14 days. Cats were monitored after inoculation for 30 days. Ophthalmic examinations were performed every 2 days and ocular disease scores calculated.\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">In vivo<\/jats:italic>\n                      confocal microscopy was performed, and corneal leukocyte infiltrates quantified. Ocular samples for FHV-1 quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and virus isolation assays were collected every 3 days. Hemograms and serum biochemistry panels were performed at intervals.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Clinical ocular disease scores and corneal leukocyte infiltrates were significantly lower in the ganciclovir and famciclovir groups compared with placebo, but no significant differences were detected between the antiviral treatment groups. Ocular viral loads determined by qPCR were significantly lower in the ganciclovir group compared with the placebo group, but there were no significant differences between the other study groups. Hemograms and biochemistry panels were unremarkable.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Conclusion<\/jats:italic>\n                      :\n                    <\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Topical application of ganciclovir gel 3 times daily was well-tolerated and displayed similar efficacy at reducing clinical ocular disease scores and corneal inflammation as twice daily oral famciclovir treatment in cats with experimental ocular FHV-1 infection.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1089\/jop.2022.0001","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,5,25]],"date-time":"2022-05-25T15:54:02Z","timestamp":1653494042000},"page":"339-347","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":15,"title":["Comparative Efficacy of Topical Ophthalmic Ganciclovir and Oral Famciclovir in Cats with Experimental Ocular Feline Herpesvirus-1 Epithelial Infection"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"38","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1894-8839","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Eric C.","family":"Ledbetter","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Sciences and College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Zachary I.","family":"Badanes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Sciences and College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Remington X.","family":"Chan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Sciences and College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Laura K.","family":"Donohue","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Sciences and College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Nathalie L.","family":"Hayot","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Sciences and College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Rebecca M.","family":"Harman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Baker Institute for Animal Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Gerlinde R.","family":"Van de Walle","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Baker Institute for Animal Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hussni O.","family":"Mohammed","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Population Medicine &amp; Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,6,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_5_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jfms.2011.03.010"},{"key":"e_1_3_5_3_2","first-page":"45","article-title":"Feline herpesvirus 1 and mycoplasma spp","volume":"33","author":"Zirofsky D.","year":"2018","unstructured":"Zirofsky D., , Rekers W., , Powell C., , Hawley J., , Veir J., , and Lappin M. 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