Prevalence of Intrathecal Acyclovir Resistant Virus in Herpes Simplex Encephalitis Patients.
Herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE) is a life-threatening complication of herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection. Acyclovir (ACV) is the antiviral treatment of choice, but may lead to emergence of ACV-resistant (ACVR) HSV due to mutations in the viral UL23 gene encoding for the ACV-targeted thymidine ki...
Main Authors: | Johanna G Mitterreiter, Maarten J Titulaer, Gijsbert P van Nierop, Jeroen J A van Kampen, Georgina I Aron, Albert D M E Osterhaus, Georges M G M Verjans, Werner J D Ouwendijk |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2016-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4865163?pdf=render |
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