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"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 unwelcome consequence of immunosuppression in graft recipients, cancer patients, and those suffering from AIDS. Treatment of...
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