| Title | Development of Herpes Simplex Virus Stomatitis during Receipt of Cidofovir Therapy. | | Author(s) | Dvorak CC, Cowan MJ, Horn B, Weintrub PS | | Institution | Division of Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant and 2Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of California, San Francisco. | | Source | Clin Infect Dis 2009 Sep 17. | | Abstract | We report 3 children who, after undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplant, developed herpes simplex virus (HSV) stomatitis while receiving weekly cidofovir as preemptive treatment for cytomegalovirus infection. All patients responded well to treatment with either acyclovir or ganciclovir. Despite the in vitro susceptibility of HSV to cidofovir, once-weekly treatment with this agent may not be adequate prophylaxis in pediatric patients. | | Language | ENG | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 19761410 |
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