title: Failure of type 1 herpesvirus to develop resistance to ribavirin.
abstract: Exposure (10 passages) of type 1 herpesvirus to ribavirin or idoxuridine in Vero cells results in resistance to idoxuridine, but not to ribavirin.
mesh_terms: D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006564:Herpesviridae / Q000187:drug effects*; D012254:Ribavirin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012263:Ribonucleosides / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D012263:Ribonucleosides; D012254:Ribavirin