Article
"The end of innocence" revisited: resistance of herpesviruses to antiviral drugs.
Clinical microbiology reviews - 1 Jan 1994
Field A K, Biron K K
Abstract excerpt
In the past 4 years, interest in drug-resistant herpesviruses has evolved from the realm of academic laboratory studies to that of great clinical importance. Recurrent and persistent infections due to the herpes simplex viruses, varicella-zoster virus, and human cytomegalovirus have been an unwel...
Topics
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Antiviral Agents
- Drug Resistance, Microbial
- Genes, Viral
- Herpesviridae
- Herpesviridae Infections
- Humans
- Mutation
- Tumor Virus Infections