title: Resistance to antivirals.
abstract: The ability of viruses to develop resistance to antiviral agents is already a major concern with respect to HIV. This article reviews mechanisms and clinical correlates of antiviral resistance and alternative drugs for treatment of infections due to resistant strains of HIV, herpes simplex virus, cytomegalovirus, varicellazoster virus, and influenza A.
authors.affiliation: Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Laufer
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Starr
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000187:drug effects; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial / Q000235:genetics; D006678:HIV / Q000187:drug effects; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000187:drug effects; D014780:Viruses / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents