A VDRL assay is also negative. Which of the following medications would be most helpful to this patient?

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 fails 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
  • © Foscarnet
  • (D) Ribavirin
  • (E) Vancomycin

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