Concurrent Use of Ganciclovir and Foscarnet to Treat Cytomegalovirus Infection in AIDS Patients

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 167, Issue 5, 1993, Pages 1184-1188

  Dieterich, Douglas T ^a,b,c,d   Poles, Michael A ^a,b,c,d   Lew, Edward A ^a,b,c,d   Mendez, Paul E ^a,b,c,d   Murphy, Robert ^a,b,c,d   Addessi, Adrienne ^a,b,c,d   Holbrook, Janet T ^a,b,c,d   Naughton, Katie ^a,b,c,d   Friedberg, Dorothy N ^a,b,c,d  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0027408358     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: 15376613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/167.5.1184     Document Type: Article

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