title: Treatment of persistent active herpesvirus infections.
abstract: All human herpesviruses cause chronic infections in which latent virus is periodically reactivated. Persistently active infections are uncommon, however, and occur exclusively in individuals whose immune systems fail to control virus multiplication and spread. This paper summarizes the management of these unusual infections.
authors.affiliation: Medical Virology Section, National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Straus
mesh_terms: D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human; D006801:Humans; D012008:Recurrence
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents