Genetic characterization of thymidine kinase from acyclovir-resistant and -susceptible herpes simplex virus type 1 isolated from bone marrow transplant recipients.
J Infect Dis
; 182(1): 290-3, 2000 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
Emergence of acyclovir (Acy)-resistant herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a major concern in bone marrow transplant recipients. Phenotypic and genetic characterization of thymidine kinase (TK) was done for 7 Acy-susceptible and 11 Acy-resistant HSV-1 isolated from 11 patients. In total, 19 amino acid substitutions were detected that were not related to Acy resistance but to TK gene polymorphism, including 5 mutations that have not been previously reported. The Acy-resistant strain from 1 patient presented no TK gene mutation related to resistance. Five patients (45%) had isolates that harbored point mutations leading to amino acid substitutions that could be associated with Acy resistance. Of the 5 substitutions detected, 3 have not been previously reported (codons 51, 83, and 175). A nucleotide insertion or deletion was detected in resistant isolates from 5 patients (45%); these mutations are located in homopolymer repeats at codon 92 (1 subject) and at codon 146 (4 subjects).
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Asunto principal:
Antivirales
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Timidina Quinasa
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Aciclovir
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Trasplante de Médula Ósea
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Herpesvirus Humano 1
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Infect Dis
Año:
2000
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Article