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Cytomegalovirus Resistance Testing: Pitfalls and Problems for the Clinician

Author(s) -

W. Lawrence Drew

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/650463

Subject(s) - medicine , cytomegalovirus , intensive care medicine , cytomegalovirus infection , interpretation (philosophy) , human cytomegalovirus , cytomegalovirus infections , diagnostic test , virology , immunology , herpesviridae , viral disease , virus , pediatrics , computer science , programming language

In this review, I describe the available assays for detecting resistance of cytomegalovirus (CMV) to antivirals and emphasize the practical utility of the genotypic approach. The indications for such testing and the contraindications are discussed, as are the interpretation of results and the evidence of cross-resistance between antivirals.

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