Antivirals Flashcards

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Treatment for HSV1 and 2

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Acyclovir

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Acyclovir/Gancyclovir mechanisms

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Guanosine analog causing chain termination via viral DNA polymerase

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Treatment for Cytomegalovirus

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Gancyclovir

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Mechanism for trifluridine

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Prodrug must be phosphorylated by cellular kinases leading to toxicity via viral DNA polymerase and chain termination

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Topical use for HSV keratoconjunctivitis

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Trifluridine

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