Polymerase chain reaction detection of cytomegalovirus and human immunodeficiency virus-1 in the retina of patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome with and without cotton-wool spots

Retina

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 305-311

  González, Casimiro R ^b   Wiley, Clayton A ^b   Arevalo, J Fernando ^b   Garciá, Roberto F ^b   Kuppermann, Baruch D ^b   Berry, Charles ^b   Freeman, William R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMEDIATE EARLY GENE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETINA DISEASE; RETINITIS; VIRUS DETECTION;

EID: 0029682622     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006982-199616040-00005     Document Type: Article

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