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== Background == |
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=== Spectrum of Activity === |
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* Active against all [[human herpesviruses]] |
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Revision as of 01:14, 12 September 2020
Background
- Inhibits DNA polymerase in human herpesviruses
- Indications: CMV after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, CMV after solid organ transplantation, Cytomegalovirus, Herpes simplex virus, Herpesviridae, Post-transplant acute limbic encephalitis
Spectrum of Activity
- Active against all human herpesviruses
References
- ^ Dushyantha T. Jayaweera. Minimising the Dosage-Limiting Toxicities of Foscarnet Induction Therapy. Drug Safety. 1997;16(4):258-266. doi:10.2165/00002018-199716040-00003.