Further information related to this fact sheet: Cold sores.
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Australian herpes Management Forum - Oral herpes/cold sores.
Children Youth and Women's Health Services, South Australian Government.
References used for this fact sheet
- Murtagh, J. (1995), Herpes simplex (cold sores), Health Information - Infections [online factsheet], North East Valley Division of General Practitioners, Melbourne, Australia. More information here.
- School exclusion table 2009, Infectious Diseases Epidemiology and Surveillance (Blue Book), Department of Health, Victorian Government. More information here.
- ‘Herpes simplex infections’, in eTG complete, Therapeutic Guidelines Limited, Australia.
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