Hossam Taha Mohamed Abdelmonem

Characterization of acyclovir - resistant herpes simlex virus type 1 and screening for alternatives antiviral from natural sources / توصيف فيروس الهيربس سمبلكس النوع الأول المقاوم الاسيكلوفير والبحث عن بدائل من المصادر الطبيعية كمضادات فيروسية Hossam Taha Mohamed Abdelmonem ; Supervised Elsayed Tarek Abdelsalam , Ashraf Roshdy Saleh - Cairo : Hossam Taha Mohamed Abdelmonem , 2011 - 176 P. : charts , facsimiles ; 25cm

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Science - Department of Botany-Microbiology

Infections due to Herpes simplex virus type 1 ( HSV - 1) resistant to acyclovir ( ACV ) represent an important clinical concern in immunocompromised patients . Therefore herein Twenty five patients samles were collected ( swab form infected site + venous blood sample ) . All blood samples undergone HSV - 1 IgG and HSV - 1 IgM tests and then swab samples were confirmed with HSV - 1 real time polymerase chain reaction ( PCR ) test



ACV Acyclovir HSV - 1