Acyclovir-resistant herpes zoster in human immunodeficiency virus- infected patients: Results of foscarnet therapy

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1525-1527

  Breton, Guillaume ^a   Fillet, Anne Marie ^a   Katlama, Christine ^a   Bricaire, François ^a   Caumes, Eric ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; FOSCARNET;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS RESISTANCE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0032457597     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/515045     Document Type: Article

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