Genotypic characterization of UL23 thymidine kinase and UL30 DNA polymerase of clinical isolates of herpes simplex virus: Natural polymorphism and mutations associated with resistance to antivirals

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 4833-4842

  Burrel, Sonia ^a   Deback, Claire ^a   Agut, Henri ^a   Boutolleau, David ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; DNA POLYMERASE; THYMIDINE KINASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA SYNTHESIS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS MUTATION; VIRUS RESISTANCE; VIRUS STRAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHILD; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; DRUG RESISTANCE, VIRAL; EXODEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; THYMIDINE KINASE; VIRAL PROTEINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78049249859     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: 10986596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00669-10     Document Type: Article

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