[Prophylaxis and treatment of viral infections. Part I--infections caused by DNA viruses].

The amount of antiviral drugs have increased recently. Many viruses treated as a mild pathogens has turned out to cause different complications and severe diseaseses in elderly people and immunocomprised patients. The authors have made an attempt of presenting on the basis of scientific reports the principles of antiviral prophylaxis and treatment. The first part is focused on infections caused by DNA viruses.