| Literature DB >> 10066527 |
J Balzarini1, L Naesens, E De Clercq.
Abstract
In recent years, several novel treatment modalities emerged for a number of virus infections, including lamivudine for hepatitis B virus, abacavir, adefovir dipivoxyl and apropovir disprometil for human immunodeficiency virus, cidofovir for cytomegalovirus, and famciclovir (the oral prodrug of penciclovir) and cidofovir for other herpesviruses (i.e. herpes simplex virus and varicella-zoster virus). For all drugs, resistance eventually develops upon prolonged administration to the infected individuals, albeit at a varying extent. In addition, new mutations related to multidrug resistance have recently been identified.Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID: 10066527 DOI: 10.1016/s1369-5274(98)80086-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Opin Microbiol ISSN: 1369-5274 Impact factor: 7.934