Article
Antiviral drug resistance in human cytomegalovirus.
Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society - 1 Jun 1999
Chou S
Abstract excerpt
Drug-resistant cytomegalovirus (CMV) should be considered when viral shedding persists after several weeks of therapy. The problem is most likely to arise in the setting of a severely immunosuppressed host with continuing or relapsing disease. Not all treatment failure can be attributed to drug resistance. The testing of CMV isolates for drug resistance in cell culture is time-consuming and labor-intensive, but...
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