title: Antiviral drug therapy.
abstract: Major advances in molecular virology have led to the development of new antiviral compounds. These drugs include ribavirin, used in the treatment of severe respiratory syncytial virus infection in children; amantadine, used in the prophylaxis and treatment of influenza A infection; acyclovir, used in a variety of herpesvirus infections, including primary gingivostomatitis, genital herpes and herpes zoster; ganciclovir, used in the treatment of retinitis due to cytomegalovirus, and zidovudine, used in the prophylaxis and treatment of human immunodeficiency virus infection.
authors.affiliation: University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita.
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Goodpasture
mesh_terms: D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005818:Genetic Engineering; D006801:Humans; D008967:Molecular Biology; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents