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Low frequency variants can predetermine antiviral drug resistance development in herpes simplex virus type 1.
PLoS pathogens - 1 Jun 2026
Jaki Lena, Full Florian, Gieraths Udo, Falcone Valeria, Ruzsics Zsolt, Hengel Hartmut, Panning Marcus, Fuchs Jonas
Abstract excerpt
Severe HSV-1 disease is treated with potent antiviral drugs, in particular aciclovir (ACV) and its derivatives. However, long-term drug exposure in immunocompromised patients can lead to the emergence of ACV-resistant HSV-1 strains and clinical treatment failure. To understand how phenotypic resistances develop on a genomic level, we analyzed the influence of ACV selection pressure on the viral genome of...
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