Vitreous Penetration of Orally Administered Valacyclovir

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 145, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 682-686

  Huynh, Tony H ^a   Johnson, Mark W ^a   Comer, Grant M ^a   Fish, Douglas N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; VALACICLOVIR;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; KIRISAWA UVEITIS; MALE; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UVEITIS; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VASCULITIS; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

ACYCLOVIR; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRODRUGS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VALINE; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 40849135676     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2007.11.016     Document Type: Article

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