CMV retinitis after cessation of ganciclovir therapy for CMV antigenemia in an unrelated BMT recipient

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 931-932

  Suzuki, N ^a   Kudoh, T ^a   Mizue, N ^a   Watanabe, J ^a   Ikehata, M ^a   Tateno, M ^a   Ooguro, H ^a   Chiba, S ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antigenemia; CMV retinitis; PCR; Unrelated BMT

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CYCLOSPORIN; GANCICLOVIR; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ALLOGENIC BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; APLASTIC ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; MALE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINITIS; SCHOOL CHILD; VISUAL ACUITY; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

EID: 0031769147     PISSN: 02683369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1701441     Document Type: Article

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