Pathological findings in the central nervous system of AIDS patients on assumed antiretroviral therapeutic regimens: Retrospective study of 1597 autopsies

AIDS

Volumn 16, Issue 14, 2002, Pages 1925-1928

  Vago, Luca ^a   Bonetto, Sara ^a   Nebuloni, Manuela ^a,b   Duca, Piergiorgio ^a,c   Carsana, Luca ^a   Zerbi, Pietro ^a   D'Arminio Monforte, Antonella ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

AIDS; HAART; HIV encephalitis; Opportunistic infections

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE INHIBITOR; ZIDOVUDINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; DRUG EFFICACY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AIDS DEMENTIA COMPLEX; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0037183956     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200209270-00009     Document Type: Article

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