Pilot Study of Topical Trifluridine for the Treatment of Acyclovir-Resistant Mucocutaneous Herpes Simplex Disease in Patients with AIDS (ACTG 172)

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 147-152

  Kessler, H A ^a   Hurwitz, S ^b   Farthing, C ^c   Benson, C A ^a   Feinberg, J ^d   Kuritzkes, D R ^e   Bailey, T C ^f   Safrin, S ^g   Steigbigel, R T ^h   Cheeseman, S H ⁱ   McKinley, Hug F ^j   Wettlaufer, B ^b   Owens, S ^k   Nevin, T ^l   Korvick, J A ^l  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^f WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^j Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^k FRONTIER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^l NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

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Author keywords

Acyclovir; Herpes simplex; HIV; Resistance; Topical; Trifluridine

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; FOSCARNET; TRIFLURIDINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANEMIA; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMAN; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ACYCLOVIR; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; SAFETY; TRIFLURIDINE;

HERPES; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 0029937485     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199606010-00007     Document Type: Article

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