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Famciclovir for Treatment of Herpesvirus Infections

Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 1996
OBJECTIVE:To discuss the antiviral activity, pharmacokinetics, clinical efficacy, and adverse effect profile of famciclovir, the oral prodrug of penciclovir (PCV), and to compare these features of famciclovir with those of acyclovir in the treatment of herpesvirus infections.DATA SOURCES:Literature was identified by MEDLINE search, and abstracts from ...
A D, Luber, J F, Flaherty
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Herpesvirus saimiri and Herpesvirus ateles Infection

1993
Experimental injection of Herpesvirus saimiri into owl monkeys (Aotus trivirgatus), several species of tamarins and marmosets (Saguinus oedipus, S. fuscicollis, S. nigricollis, S. mystax, and Callithrix jaccuhus), howler monkeys (Alouatta caraya), and spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) results in lymphoma or lymphocytic leukemia (Cicmanec et al.
Ronald D. Hunt, Beverly J. Blake
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Systemic Antivirals in Herpesvirus Infections

Dermatologic Clinics, 1993
Over the last few years we have seen the advent of effective antiviral drug therapy, the major ramifications being in the area of herpes infections. Acyclovir has become an established part of clinical practice, and other compounds are being increasingly used in the immunocompromised host.
J J, Sasadeusz, S L, Sacks
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The management of ocular herpesvirus infections

Survey of Ophthalmology, 1976
The many treatment methods in current use for every known complaint only seem to aggravate the difficulty of treating ocular herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections, which are generally self-limited in the immunocompetent host. The cornea is already a somewhat immune-deficient tissue since its lack of blood vessels separates it partially from the host ...
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Herpesvirus infections in immunocompromised patients

1995
Among infections of cancer patients, the relative importance of viral infections has increased in the last decade. More aggressive and prolonged immunosuppression, together with improved supportive care, have led to an increased survival of cancer patients.
R, Snoeck, E, De Clercq
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Laboratory Diagnosis of Herpesvirus Infections

Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, 1987
The diagnosis of infection due to herpesviruses can be performed by several laboratory techniques, including virus culture, demonstration of virus-specific cellular antigens, detection of virus-induced serum antibodies, detection of viral nucleic acids (using radiolabeled probes), or visualization of histologic changes in infected tissue. Virus culture
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Human herpesvirus 8 infections

Current Infectious Disease Reports, 1999
Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) or Kaposi's sarcoma (KS)-associated herpesvirus is a recently identified virus that is associated with KS, multicentric Castleman's disease, and body cavity-based lymphomas. KS is the most common kind of cancer in AIDS patients and the initial AIDS-defining condition in over 20% of patients.
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Herpesvirus infections of the vulva

Seminars in Dermatology, 1996
S N, Nader, C G, Prober
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Acyclovir in the Treatment of Herpesvirus Infections

Dermatologic Clinics, 1990
The development of the synthetic acyclic purine nucleoside analog acyclovir was a milestone in the field of antiviral chemotherapy. Acyclovir possesses unique biologic properties that make it especially useful for the treatment of herpesvirus infections.
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Impact of herpesvirus infections in the future

Journal of Medical Virology, 1993
Numerous diverse, often opposing, trends will determine the frequency (and severity) of herpesvirus infections in the future. A major factor is the growing population of iatrogenically immunocompromised patients, accruing especially from large increases in organ and autologous bone marrow transplantation.
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