What does CDF stand for?

Cidofovir

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Samples in periodicals archive:

The drug cidofovir is widely used to treat viral infections of the eye, but is now being tested in a rub-on gel to tackle hair growth.

Eye drug could stop excess hair

Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Chimerix is developing CMXO01 as an orally available version of cidofovir, shown to be an effective antiviral therapeutic effective for the treatment of smallpox as well as complications resulting from the smallpox vaccine.

7 Deadly myths

Mutations in the UL54 DNA polymerase gene have been associated with resistance to the medications ganciclovir, foscarnet, and cidofovir.

Detect antiviral-resistant virus strands

The patient was treated with acyclovir for 3 days, high-dose methylprednisolone for 5 days, cidofovir for 1 day, and ganciclovir for 15 days, starting on day 23 of hospitalization.

Human herpesvirus 6 encephalomyelitis

In additional research with the smallpox virus, antiviral treatment with cidofovir was shown to protect monkeys against variola-induced death if given 24 hours before infection.

Smallpox on death row, but research is yielding fruit

to develop CMX-001, which would be an oral version of Gilead's infectious disease treatment, cidofovir.

Chimerix leads weekly venture capital deals

Cidofovir often is used as a second-line treatment, though its efficacy has not been proven.

Smallpox adverse reactions cover broad range. (Mild Lesions ...

If vaccinia infection does occur, there are recommended treatments--VIG (vaccinia immune globulin), and cidofovir, an approved drug that can have serious side effects--but the infection can be fatal despite treatment.

Smallpox vaccination begins in U.S.--precautions needed