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Abstract
A new in vitro system based on real-time PCR was developed for evaluation of human herpesvirus 8 susceptibility to antiviral agents. Cidofovir had the greatest inhibitory activity against HHV-8 (50% inhibitory concentration [IC(50)], 0.43 microM) followed by ganciclovir (2.61 microM), adefovir (18.00 microM), acyclovir (31.00 microM), and foscarnet (34.15 microM). The potential therapeutic efficacy for HHV-8 (i.e., peak serum drug level/IC(50)) is highest for cidofovir (167) and foscarnet (22).Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12904413 PMCID: PMC179795 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.8.3897-3900.2003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948