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Ganciclovir resistance and UL97 gene mutations in cytomegalovirus blood isolates from patients with AIDS treated with ganciclovir.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Aug 1999
Abraham B, Lastere S, Reynes J, Bibollet-Ruche F, Vidal N, Segondy M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Treatment of cytomegalovirus (CMV) diseases with protracted administration of ganciclovir can promote the development of resistant CMV that is associated with a poor response to therapy. It has been shown that the majority of ganciclovir-resistant CMV isolates carry mutations in the UL97 phosphotransferase gene. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the frequency of CMV resistance to ganciclovir in patients with...
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