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Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of acyclovir-resistant varicella-zoster viruses isolated from persons with AIDS.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jul 1994
Boivin G, Edelman C K, Pedneault L, Talarico C L, Biron K K, Balfour H H
Abstract excerpt
Phenotypic and genotypic analyses were done on 17 varicella-zoster virus (VZV) isolates recovered from 10 persons with AIDS (mean CD4 cell count, 16.4/mm3) who had chronic VZV lesions. Eleven acyclovir-resistant isolates were recovered from 10 patients after a mean of 20.1 weeks of therapy. Six susceptible isolates were recovered before acyclovir treatment (n = 1), early during therapy (n = 4; mean time, 4.2...
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