Treatment options for AIDS patients with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 403-416

  Hernández, Beatriz ^a   Dronda, Fernando ^a   Moreno, Santiago ^a  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

AIDS; Combination antiretroviral therapy; Highly active antiretroviral therapy; HIV 1; JC virus; Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML)

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; BETA INTERFERON; CAMPTOTHECIN; CIDOFOVIR; CYPROHEPTADINE; CYTARABINE; DIDANOSINE; MEFLOQUINE; MIRTAZAPINE; OLANZAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SEROTONIN 2A ANTAGONIST; TOPOTECAN; VIRUS DNA; ZIDOVUDINE; ZIPRASIDONE; ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; JC VIRUS; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PROGNOSIS; PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; VIRUS INACTIVATION; VIRUS LOAD; VIROLOGY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; HIV-1; HUMANS; JC VIRUS; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY, PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL;

EID: 65649122216     PISSN: 14656566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14656560802707994     Document Type: Review

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