Current therapeutic challenges in the treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Spector, Stephen A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; Antiviral therapy; Cidofovir; CMV retinitis; Cytomegalovirus; Foscarnet; Ganciclovir; HPMPC; Prophylaxis; Resistance

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CIDOFOVIR; FOSCARNET; GANCICLOVIR;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVITREAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINITIS;

CUCUMBER MOSAIC VIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; HERPES;

EID: 0030897895     PISSN: 10779450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199700001-00007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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