Serum polymerase chain reaction for cytomegalovirus DNA for monitoring ganciclovir treatment in AIDS patients

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 347-351

  Marenzi, Roberta ^a   Cinque, Paola ^a   Ceresa, Daniela ^a   Racca, Sara ^a   Lillo, Flavia ^a   Lazzarin, Adriano ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; GANCICLOVIR; VIRUS ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DRUG MONITORING; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEUTROPHIL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0029814494     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365549609037917     Document Type: Article

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