Discontinuing anticytomegalovirus therapy in patients with cytomegalovirus retinitis and AIDS

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 381-382

  Jabs, D A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE INHIBITOR;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; EDITORIAL; EYE INFECTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINITIS; T LYMPHOCYTE; VIRUS IMMUNITY; VIRUS REPLICATION;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS RETINITIS; HUMANS; REMISSION INDUCTION; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 0035057079     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.85.4.381     Document Type: Editorial

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