Reactivation of acyclovir-resistant thymidine kinase-deficient herpes simplex virus harbouring single base insertion within a 7 Gs homopolymer repeat of the thymidine kinase gene.

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HSV infections are treated efficiently and prevented by acyclovir, although resistant strains have been reported. Resistance to acyclovir involves mainly mutations in the viral gene encoding thymidine kinase; mutations may lead to an altered or, more frequently, deficient TK. These acyclovir-resi...

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