Quantitative systemic and local evaluation of the antiviral effect of ganciclovir and foscarnet induction treatment on human cytomegalovirus gastrointestinal disease of patients with AIDS

Antiviral Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 39-50

  Gerna, Giuseppe ^a   Sarasini, Antonella ^a   Baldanti, Fausto ^a   Percivalle, Elena ^a   Zella, Davide ^a   Revello, Maria Grazia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

AIDS; Antivirals; Foscarnet; Ganciclovir; Gastrointestinal disease; Human cytomegalovirus

Indexed keywords

FOSCARNET; GANCICLOVIR; VIRUS ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALIC INCLUSION BODY DISEASE; DRUG EFFICACY; GASTROINTESTINAL BIOPSY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; LEUKOCYTE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VIREMIA;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; FOSCARNET; GANCICLOVIR; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HIV-1; HUMANS; VIRAL LOAD;

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 5; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 0030895022     PISSN: 01663542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-3542(96)01020-0     Document Type: Article

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