Quantitative cytomegalovirus (CMV) antigenaemia during antiviral treatment of AIDS-related CMV disease

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 299-302

  Manfredi, Roberto ^a   Lazzarotto, Tiziana ^a   Spezzacatena, Patrizia ^a   Dal Monte, Paola ^a   Mastroianni, Antonio ^a   Coronado, Olga V ^a   Chiodo, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; FOSCARNET; GANCICLOVIR; MARKER; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; NEUTROPHIL; RELAPSE; RETINITIS;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; FOSCARNET; GANCICLOVIR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; VIRAL MATRIX PROTEINS;

EID: 0030866688     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/40.2.299     Document Type: Article

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