Recurrent Antiviral‐Resistant Genital Herpes in an Immunocompetent Patient
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Recurrent antiviral-resistant genital herpes in an immunocompetent patient.
Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) resistance to antiviral drugs has been described primarily in immunocompromised patients. We report an apparently immunocompetent, human immunodeficiency virus-negative male patient who has experienced repeated HSV-2 genital outbreaks despite receiving antiviral prophylaxis with several different drugs. Several of the HSV-2 genital isolates from this patient ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0022-1899,1537-6613
DOI: 10.1086/430612