Acyclovir-resistant Varicella-Zoster vir
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Fillet, Anne-Marie; Dumont, Bruno; Caumes, Eric; Visse, Bertrand; Agut, Henri; B
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Article
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1998
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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A man with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) developed zoster of the right arm which was resistant clinically to acyclovir. Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) was cultured from a skin biopsy performed at the beginning of acyclovir therapy (isolate 1) and after its failure (isolate 2). The emergenc