[Mechanism of action of antiviral drugs].

Abstract	Antiviral therapy is now one of routine practices and as common as chemotherapy against bacterial infection. Therefore it is important for the clinicians to understand the differences between bacterial and viral infections in order to use antiviral drugs properly. This review focuses the difference of the mechanism of action of antiviral drugs and antibiotics and the importance of host immune status to recover from microbial infection.
Authors	Kimiyasu Shiraki, Tohru Daikoku, Masato Takemoto, Takehiro Himaki, Takashi Kuramoto
Journal	Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine (Nihon Rinsho) Vol. 70 Issue 4 Pg. 545-51 (Apr 2012) ISSN: 0047-1852 [Print] Japan
PMID	22568132 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article, Review)
Chemical References	Antiviral Agents
Topics	Antiviral Agents (pharmacology) Drug Resistance, Viral Humans Viral Load Virus Diseases (immunology)

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