Onset of valganciclovir resistance in two infants with congenital cytomegalovirus infection

Ganciclovir and its prodrug valganciclovir are elective treatments for cCMV. Neonates with important symptoms undergo 6 months of therapy to ameliorate/prevent symptoms and late sequelae, but evidence of resistance is emerging. Over the last 5 years, we took care of 59 cCMV infants and experienced t...

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Main Authors: Francesca Garofoli, Giuseppina Lombardi, Micol Angelini, Giulia Campanini, Maurizio Zavattoni, Fausto Baldanti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971220305208