Detection of HIV RNA levels in intraocular and cerebrospinal fluids in patients with AIDS-related cryptococcosis

Ophthalmologica

Volumn 219, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 101-106

  Peng, Chi Hsien ^a   Chen, Shih Jen ^a   Ho, Chi Kung ^a   Ku, Hung Hai ^a   Lin, Hon Wun ^a   Chen, Steve S L ^b   Wu, Chih Chiau ^a   Chi, Chin Wen ^a   Hsu, Wen Ming ^a   Chiou, Shih Hwa ^a,c,d  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Cryptococcosis; Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; FUNGAL MENINGITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MALE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS REPLICATION; VITREOUS BODY; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS; GENETICS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VIROLOGY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; AQUEOUS HUMOR; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS, CRYPTOCOCCAL; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; VIRAL LOAD; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 17244379896     PISSN: 00303755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000083269     Document Type: Article

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