Genetic characterization of thymidine kinase from acyclovir-resistant and -susceptible herpes simplex virus type 1 isolated from bone marrow transplant recipients

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 290-293

  Morfin, Florence ^a,e   Souillet, Gérard ^b   Bilger, Karin ^c   Ooka, Tadamasa ^d   Aymard, Michèle ^a   Thouvenot, Danielle ^a  

^a HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON   (France)

^b HÔPITAL DEBROUSSE   (France)

^c EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^e Domaine Rockefeller   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; FOSCARNET; THYMIDINE KINASE;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PHENOTYPE; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ACYCLOVIR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; THYMIDINE KINASE;

EID: 0033913918     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/315696     Document Type: Article

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