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Neonatal Herpes Encephalitis Caused by a Virologically Confirmed Acyclovir-Resistant Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Strain
25 Oct 2012
Abstract excerpt
A neonate with herpes simplex virus 1 encephalitis was treated with intravenous acyclovir. During the course of therapy, the infection became intractable to the treatment and a mutation in the viral thymidine kinase gene (nucleotide G375T, amino acid Q125H) developed. This mutation was demonstrated in vitro to confer acyclovir resistance.
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