Rapid progression of HIV disease in children with cytomegalovirus DNAemia

AIDS

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1127-1133

  Nigro, Giovanni ^a,c   Krzysztofiak, Andrzej ^a   Gattinara, Guido Castelli ^a   Mango, Teresa ^a   Mazzocco, Manuela ^a   Porcaro, M Antonella ^a   Provvedi, Sara ^a   Booth, James C ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cytomegalovirus DNAemia; Perinatal HIV 1 infection; Progression of HIV disease

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS ANTIBODY; FOSCARNET; GANCICLOVIR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DISEASE COURSE; DNA DETERMINATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT FAILURE; VIRUS DETECTION;

ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIREMIA; VIRUS CULTIVATION;

EID: 0029812507     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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