| Literature DB >> 18162946 |
Todd Hatchette1, Graham A Tipples, Geoff Peters, Ahmed Alsuwaidi, Jianwei Zhou, Timothy Lloyd Mailman.
Abstract
The authors describe an acyclovir-resistant varicella zoster virus infection in a pediatric patient after hematopoietic stem cell transplant, the use of foscarnet as salvage therapy, and review the literature to clarify the pediatric experience with foscarnet in this setting. A novel thymidine kinase mutation is described, along with a new phenotypic assay for characterizing acyclovir resistance in varicella zoster virus.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18162946 DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181598315
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pediatr Infect Dis J ISSN: 0891-3668 Impact factor: 2.129