Antiviral drug-resistance typing reveals compartmentalization and dynamics of acyclovir-resistant herpes simplex virus type-2 (HSV-2) in a case of neonatal herpes

A neonate suffering from herpes simplex virus type 2 disease with central nervous system involvement developed an early recurrence under acyclovir therapy. Isolates from the cerebrospinal fluid and skin lesions were acyclovir resistant, while viruses from blood and trachea were not. Acyclovir combined with foscavir followed by long-term suppressive acyclovir therapy supported normal neurological development.

Publication year:2014

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