TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Antiviral Drugs A1 - Nawas, Zeena Y. A1 - Nguyen, Quynh-Giao A1 - Sanber, Khaled S. A1 - Tyring, Stephen K. A2 - Kang, Sewon A2 - Amagai, Masayuki A2 - Bruckner, Anna L. A2 - Enk, Alexander H. A2 - Margolis, David J. A2 - McMichael, Amy J. A2 - Orringer, Jeffrey S. PY - 2019 T2 - Fitzpatrick's Dermatology, 9e AB - AT-A-GLANCEAntivirals are approved for treatment of a variety of viral infections.Antiviral resistance is a growing concern, especially in the treatment of HIV infection.Antivirals work in a number of different ways, and their spectra of activity can be very specific (amantadine) or quite broad (ribavirin).The use of prodrugs of acyclovir and ganciclovir has greatly increased the oral bioavailability of these agents, which allows outpatient treatment of many herpesvirus infections. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161344582 ER -