What antiviral is used for CMV?
There are currently four antiviral drugs licensed for the treatment of CMV infections: ganciclovir (GCV), valganciclovir (VGCV), foscarnet (FOS), and cidofovir (CDV).
What's the best treatment for CMV?
Ganciclovir (Cytovene) is the first antiviral medication approved for the treatment of CMV infection. Ganciclovir, given intravenously, is the drug of choice for the treatment of CMV infection. Side effects include fever, rash, diarrhea, anemia, and low white blood cell and platelet counts.
Can you treat CMV with acyclovir?
At present, there is no effective therapy for human cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections. Although acyclovir inhibits in vitro clinical isolates of CMV, preliminary human trials suggest that acyclovir may not be successful as a single antiviral agent in treating CMV infections.
Which agent is used for prophylaxis and treatment of systemic cytomegalovirus?
Several commercially available drugs including ganciclovir, foscarnet and high-dose acyclovir have been used in the past for prophylaxis against CMV reactivation. Ganciclovir has been shown to be effective as a prophylactic agent as well as for preemptive treatment.
Which of the following vaccine used for the treatment of cytomegalovirus?
Table 1PhaseVaccineAntigens Used1AVX601gB, pp65, IE11HCMV-MVA Triplexpp65, UL123/IE1-exon4, UL122/IE2-exon51HB-101gB, pp652ALVAC-pp65pp6521 more rows•Nov 1, 2017
How do you treat CMV naturally?
There's no cure for CMV. The virus stays inactive in your body and can cause more problems later. This reactivation is most common in people who've had stem cell and organ transplants. Your outlook depends on your overall health.
Does Valganciclovir treat CMV?
Descriptions. Valganciclovir is used to treat symptoms of cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis, an infection in the eyes of people with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
Why is acyclovir not used in CMV?
CMV lacks the virally specified thymidine kinase (TK) that converts ganciclovir (or acyclovir) to its monophosphate form. TK-altered strains resistant to acyclovir are as sensitive to ganciclovir as the unaltered parent strains.
What is foscarnet used to treat?
Foscarnet injection is used to treat symptoms of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection of the eyes in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Foscarnet will not cure CMV eye infection, but it may help to control worsening of the symptoms.
Does valacyclovir treat CMV?
Valacyclovir has been used for prophylaxis against cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).
What type of drug is ganciclovir?
Ganciclovir is in a class of medications called antivirals. It works by preventing the spread of CMV disease or slowing the growth of CMV.
What is CMV prophylaxis?
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) prophylaxis is medication used to prevent the reactivation of CMV infection. CMV is a common virus that infects the majority of people. Once a person has been infected with CMV the virus stays in the body as a dormant or inactive infection and is usually kept in check by the immune system.