Regression of cytomegalovirus retinitis without systemic anti- cytomegalovirus maintenance therapy under highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART);Regression der zytomegalievirus-retinitis bei AIDS-patienten ohne systemische anti-zytomegalievirus-erhaltungstherapie unter hochaktiver antiretroviraler thetapie (HAART)

Ophthalmologe

Volumn 96, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 829-831

  Schaller, Ulrich C ^a   Walli, Ravi K ^b   Mueller, Arthur J ^b   Klauß, Volker ^b  

^a Augenklinik   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

AIDS; Cytomegalovirus retinitis; HAART; Maintenance therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; REMISSION; RETINITIS; VIRUS LOAD;

EID: 0033400289     PISSN: 0941293X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003470050503     Document Type: Article

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