New Concepts of Antiviral Therapy

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Holzenburg, Andreas (Editor), Bogner, Elke (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2006.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Medical microbiology.; Pharmacology.; Virology.; Medical biochemistry.; Microbiology.; Biomedicine.; Medical Microbiology.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.; Medical Biochemistry.

Antiviral drugs are important tools for treatment or prevention of viral infections. These drugs were first used for monotherapy, but nowadays combinations of antiviral agents are often part of a standard treatment as evidenced by e.g. HAART (highly active antiretroviral therapy). However, in almost...