Detection of human cytomegalovirus retinitis and monitoring of ganciclovir treatment using conjunctival swab with polymerase chain reaction in AIDS patients

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 85-91

  Chiou, S H ^a   Liu, J H ^a   Wong, W W ^a   Chan, Y J ^a   Chang, Y C ^b   Wang, J J ^b   Liu, C Y ^a   Liu, W T ^a   Chen, S C ^b   Hsu, Wen Ming ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

AIDS; Conjunctival swab; Human cytomegalovirus retinitis; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

GANCICLOVIR;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS RETINITIS; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GANCICLOVIR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033977044     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462001915426     Document Type: Article

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