BRIEF REPORT - RECURRENT ACYCLOVIR-RESISTANT GENITAL HERPES IN AN IMMUNOCOMPETENT PATIENT

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作者
KOST, RG
HILL, EL
TIGGES, M
STRAUS, SE
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[1] NIAID, CLIN INVEST LAB,MED VIROL SECT,BLDG 10, ROOM 11N228, BETHESDA, MD 20892 USA
[2] BURROUGHS WELLCOME CO, DIV VIROL, RES TRIANGLE PK, NC 27709 USA
[3] CHIRON CORP, EMERYVILLE, CA USA
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10.1056/NEJM199312093292405
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Acyclovir has been widely used over the past decade as an effective and safe drug for the treatment of infections with herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2)1. Resistance to acyclovir was initially noted only in studies of HSV infection in vitro and in animal models,2–4 then it was found in immunocompromised patients, and it has now become a well-documented clinical challenge to the care of patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)4–12. Acyclovir resistance has not been a problem to date in the treatment of immunocompetent people with HSV infection. Although… © 1993, Massachusetts Medical Society. All rights reserved.
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页码:1777 / 1782
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