Antiviral drug resistance of human cytomegalovirus

NS Lurain, S Chou - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
The study of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) antiviral drug resistance has enhanced
knowledge of the virological targets and the mechanisms of antiviral activity. The currently …

[HTML][HTML] Cytomegalovirus in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients: current status, known challenges, and future strategies

M Boeckh, WG Nichols, G Papanicolaou… - Biology of Blood and …, 2003 - Elsevier
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality after
hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Significant progress has been made in the …

How I treat resistant cytomegalovirus infection in hematopoietic cell transplantation recipients

F El Chaer, DP Shah… - Blood, The Journal of the …, 2016 - ashpublications.org
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is a significant complication in hematopoietic cell
transplantation (HCT) recipients. Four antiviral drugs are used for preventing or treating …

Antiviral therapies for herpesviruses: current agents and new directions

CL Poole, SH James - Clinical therapeutics, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose The objective of this review was to summarize the recent literature describing the
current burden of disease due to herpesviruses in the antiviral and transplant era; describe …

Resistance of herpesviruses to antiviral drugs: clinical impacts and molecular mechanisms

C Gilbert, J Bestman-Smith, G Boivin - Drug resistance updates, 2002 - Elsevier
Nucleoside analogues such as acyclovir and ganciclovir have been the mainstay of therapy
for alphaherpesviruses (herpes simplex virus (HSV) and varicella-zoster virus (VZV)) and …

New developments in the management of cytomegalovirus infection after solid organ transplantation

AJ Eid, RR Razonable - Drugs, 2010 - Springer
Despite remarkable advances in the diagnostic and therapeutic modalities for its
management, cytomegalovirus (CMV) remains one of the most important pathogens …

Human cytomegalovirus resistance to antiviral drugs

C Gilbert, G Boivin - Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infections are common and lead to lifelong infections. In
immunocompetent individuals, primary infections are mostly subclinical or they may be …

Antiherpesvirus drugs: a promising spectrum of new drugs and drug targets

DM Coen, PA Schaffer - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2003 - nature.com
In the absence of effective vaccines to control herpesvirus infections, nucleosidic antiviral
drugs have been the mainstay of clinical treatment since their development in the late …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term outcomes of CMV disease treatment with valganciclovir versus IV ganciclovir in solid organ transplant recipients

A Asberg, A Humar, AG Jardine, H Rollag… - American Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
Though an important cause of morbidity and mortality in solid organ transplantation (SOT),
the long-term outcomes of cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease treatment have not been well …

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) virus load kinetics to predict recurrent disease in solid-organ transplant patients with CMV disease

A Humar, D Kumar, G Boivin… - The Journal of infectious …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Despite standard therapy, cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease recurs in a significant proportion
of organ transplant recipients. The kinetics of CMV load in response to therapy may allow …