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Review
. 2008 Apr;21(2):274-90, table of contents.
doi: 10.1128/CMR.00045-07.

Respiratory viruses other than influenza virus: impact and therapeutic advances

W Garrett Nichols  1 , Angela J Peck Campbell, Michael Boeckh
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Review

Respiratory viruses other than influenza virus: impact and therapeutic advances

W Garrett Nichols et al. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2008 Apr.

Abstract

Though several antivirals have been developed and marketed to treat influenza virus infections, the development of antiviral agents with clinical activity against other respiratory viruses has been more problematic. Here we review the epidemiology of respiratory viral infections in immunocompetent and immunocompromised hosts, examine the evidence surrounding the currently available antivirals for respiratory viral infections other than influenza, highlight those that are in the pipeline, and discuss the hurdles for development of such agents.

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