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| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
2
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1983-3-24
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| pubmed:abstractText |
Herpesvirus type 1 thymidine-kinase-negative mutants are readily selected for in tissue culture and in humans by acyclovir, a promising antiviral agent. We investigated the ocular pathogenicity of thymidine-kinase-negative mutants in the rabbit. The natural course of untreated keratitis induced by the herpesvirus type 1 thymidine-kinase-negative strain was characterized by superficial dendrites and geographic ulcers that healed spontaneously without loss of corneal clarity. We also studied the relationship between herpesvirus type 1 thymidine-kinase activity and virulence in the rabbit with three strains of herpesvirus type 1: NIH thymidine-kinase-positive (100% thymidine-kinase activity), NIH thymidine-kinase-intermediate (25% thymidine-kinase activity), and NIH thymidine-kinase-negative (0% thymidine-kinase activity). Despite comparable ocular titers, the NIH thymidine-kinase-positive strain proved to be the most virulent, causing significantly (P less than .002) more keratitis, encephalitis, and death than the other strains.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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| pubmed:chemical | |
| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Feb
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| pubmed:issn |
0002-9394
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
95
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
175-81
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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| pubmed:meshHeading | |
| pubmed:year |
1983
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
The role of herpesvirus type 1 thymidine kinase in experimental ocular infections.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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