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Characterization and treatment of cidofovir-resistant vaccinia (WR strain) virus infections in cell culture and in mice.
Antiviral chemistry & chemotherapy - 1 Jan 2005
Smee Donald F, Wandersee Miles K, Bailey Kevin W, Hostetler Karl Y, Holy Antonin, Sidwell Robert W
Abstract excerpt
The wild-type (WT) vaccinia (WR strain) virus is highly virulent to mice by intranasal inoculation, yet death can be prevented by cidofovir treatment. A cidofovir-resistant (CDV-R) mutant of the virus was developed by 15 Vero cell culture passages in order to determine cross-resistance to other inhibitors, growth characteristics, virulence in infected mice, and suitability of the animal model for studying...
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