Amiodarone increases positive-strand RNA virus replication in vitro: Implications for its use in patients with viral infections

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 280-281

  Salata, Cristiano ^a,b   Munegato, Denis ^a   Piccoli, Elena ^a   Calistri, Arianna ^a   Parolin, Cristina ^a   Mirazimi, Ali ^b,c,d   Baritussio, Aldo ^a   Palù, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; GROWTH PROMOTOR;

ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; AUTOPHAGY; ENTEROVIRUS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LETTER; NONHUMAN; POSITIVE-STRAND RNA VIRUS; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS REPLICATION; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RNA VIRUS; VIRAL PLAQUE ASSAY; VIRUS LOAD;

AMIODARONE; GROWTH SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; RNA VIRUSES; VIRAL LOAD; VIRAL PLAQUE ASSAY; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 84960122005     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkv305     Document Type: Letter

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