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Antiviral Effects of Phosphonoformate (PFA, Foscarnet Sodium)

B Oberg

Pharmacol Ther. 1989;40(2):213-85.

PMID: 2543994

Abstract:

This article describes the antiviral properties of foscarnet (trisodium phosphonoformate) at the enzyme level as well as in cell cultures and in vivo. The mechanism of action against herpesvirus DNA polymerases and reverse transcriptases is outlined. Clinical studies using topical foscarnet against mucocutaneous herpes simplex virus infections are presented. The clinical use of intravenous foscarnet against severe viral infections caused by cytomegalovirus, hepatitis B virus and human immunodeficiency virus is discussed.

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AP34156564 Foscarnet sodium Foscarnet sodium 34156-56-4 Price
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