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Prediction of cytomegalovirus load and resistance patterns after antiviral chemotherapy

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) replicates rapidly in its human host with a doubling time of ≈ 1 day. Using simple mathematical models we show that the efficacy of the anti-CMV drug ganciclovir (GCV) against wild-type strains is 91.5% [95% confidence interval (CI) 89–94%] when given i.v. (5 mg/kg twice a day)...

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Main Authors: Emery, Vincent C., Griffiths, Paul D.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The National Academy of Sciences 2000
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC16666/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859361
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