Cytomegalovirus retinitis in an immunocompetent patient

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 572-574

  Stewart, Michael W ^a   Bolling, James P ^b   Mendez, Julio C ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GANCICLOVIR; PREDNISONE; VALGANCICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY GRAFT; NEUTROPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINITIS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; MIDDLE AGED;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS RETINITIS; FEMALE; GANCICLOVIR; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 16844383791     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.123.4.572     Document Type: Article

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