Treatment of viral infections

摘要

Treatment of animals or humans carrying or infected with HTLV-I, HTLV-I (including HTLV-I-associated leukemias or lymphomas), non-A, non-B hepatitis virus, hepatitis B virus, EBV, equine infectious anaemia or other lentiviruses or having antibodies to said viruses is disclosed using the compound 3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable basic salt thereof. Also disclosed is the use of the 5'-mono-, di- and triphosphate of 3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable basic salt thereof for the same purpose.