Herpes simplex pneumonia: Combination therapy with oral acyclovir and aerosolized ribavirin in an immunocompetent patient

Background: Herpes simplex viruses (HSVs) are known to cause respiratory tract infections in immunocompromised hosts and, in rare instances, in immunocompetent hosts. Numerous in vitro and in vivo studies have shown that aerosolized administration of ribavirin can potently and selectively inhibit vi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Current therapeutic research 2004, Vol.65 (1), p.90-96
Hauptverfasser:	Terzano, Claudio, Petroianni, Angelo, Ricci, Alberto
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	acyclovir Biological and medical sciences Case Report herpes simplex virus Medical sciences Pharmacology. Drug treatments pneumonia ribavirin
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