title: Antiviral agents.
abstract: The potential severity of many viral infections and the lack of appropriate treatment for these diseases have been a source of endless frustration and helplessness for clinicians. The newly developed field of antiviral therapy is expanding at an astounding rate, with new discoveries each day. Although physicians are not yet able to cure many of the viral infections, such as HSV, HIV, and CMV, a means of controlling them is available. It is hoped that the research and investigations currently under way will lead to a future era of antiviral drugs that will be able to eradicate these diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vander Straten
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Tyring
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000188:drug therapy; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D017193:Skin Diseases, Viral / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents