Retinal manifestations of HIV-1 and HIV-2 infections among hospital patients in The Gambia, West Africa

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 487-492

  Jaffar, Shabbar ^a,e   Ariyoshi, Koya ^b   Frith, Peggy ^c   Okouchi, Yuka ^a   Sabally, Sehu ^a   Ajewole, Tunde ^f   Bailey, Robin ^a   Lee, Pak Sang ^d   Corrah, Tumani ^b   Johnson, Gordon ^d   Faal, Hannah ^f   Whittle, Hilton ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^f NONE

Author keywords

CMV retinitis; HIV 1; HIV 2; Retinal manifestations; The Gambia

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE;

ADULT; AFRICA; AGED; ARTICLE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; FEMALE; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROANEURYSM; MICROANGIOPATHY; RETINITIS;

GAMBIA;

CUCUMBER MOSAIC VIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2;

EID: 0032797723     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.1999.00425.x     Document Type: Article

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