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foscarnet

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foscarnet /fos·car·net/ (fos-kahr´net) a virostatic agent used as the sodium salt in the treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis and herpes simplex in immunocompromised patients.
foscarnet
a pyrophosphate analog used as an antiviral agent against herpesviruses.
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