Antiviral Agents for Non-Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infections

摘要: Several new agents for treating viral infections have been developed in recent years. All available are virustatic, inhibiting specific steps the process of replication. No agent is active against nonreplicating or latent viruses. Acyclovir useful treatment genital herpes, herpes simplex encephalitis, mucocutaneous herpetic infection, varicella infection immunosuppressed host, and zoster normal host. It can also be used prevention herpesvirus immunocompromised patients. Ganciclovir indicated cytomegalovirus retinitis patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome effective other Famciclovir valacyclovir management varicella-zoster infection. Amantadine rimantadine therapeutically prophylactically influenza A virus Chronic hepatitis B respond to lamivudine therapy, optimal C combination interferon alfa ribavirin. Despite pronounced toxic effects, foscarnet cidofovir antiviral settings.