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Medical Writings |19 April 2005

Antiviral Agents, Vaccines, and Immunotherapies

Upton D. Allen, MBBS, MSc; Chaim M. Roifman, MD

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  • From Infection, Immunity, Injury and Repair Program, The Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Tyring SK. 424 pages. New York: Marcel Dekker; 2005. $189.95. ISBN 0824754085. Order at www.dekker.com.
Field of medicine: Virology, infectious diseases, and immunology.
Format: Hardcover book.
Audience: Clinicians and scientists working in the fields of virology, infectious diseases, and immunology.
Purpose: To enhance clinicians' and scientists' knowledge and understanding of current management strategies for viral diseases and the prospects of future advances. Antiviral therapy is an important subject because several major viral infections lack adequate therapy. In some situations, treatments exist, but they are limited by substantial toxicity.
Content: The book reviews recent advances in antiretroviral therapies, general antiviral therapies, antiviral vaccines, and immunotherapies that are used to prevent and treat viral infections. Chapter 1 reviews the current status of antiviral therapy. It discusses future needs and highlights the importance of public health measures and vaccine development. The chapter's introduction discusses customized vaccines and antiviral therapy based on assessment of single-nucleotide polymorphisms. Chapter 2 provides an excellent overview of current antiretroviral agents and the mechanisms of action and adverse events of the major agents. Chapter 3 is an extensive overview of the major nonantiretroviral and antiviral agents, including those that work against herpesviruses, respiratory viruses, human papillomavirus, and hepatitis B and C viruses. In addition, this chapter discusses immunomodulation agents,...
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Allen UD, Roifman CM. Antiviral Agents, Vaccines, and Immunotherapies. Ann Intern Med. 2005;142:686. doi: https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-142-8-200504190-00034

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Published: Ann Intern Med. 2005;142(8):686.

DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-142-8-200504190-00034

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