Treatment of orf poxvirus lesion with cidofovir cream

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1027-1028

  McCabe, Donald ^a   Weston, Benjamin ^b   Storch, Gregory ^b  

^a Pediatrics/Great River Med Center   (United States)

^b ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiviral therapy; Cidofovir; Orf; Poxvirus

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CIDOFOVIR;

ARM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HAND INFECTION; HUMAN; POXVIRUS; POXVIRUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA; SHEEP; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHILD; CYTOSINE; ECTHYMA, CONTAGIOUS; FEMALE; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; ORF VIRUS; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHONIC ACIDS; SHEEP;

EID: 0345708225     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000095433.88772.7e     Document Type: Article

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