Prevalence of cytomegalovirus retinitis in Tanzanians with low CD4 levels

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 460-462

  Nirwoth, Jason Pithuwa ^a   Hall, Anthony B ^a   Lewallen, Susan ^b  

^a KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL CENTRE   (Tanzania)

^b Good Samaritan Foundation   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIDS PATIENT; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS RETINITIS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANZANIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS RETINITIS; FEMALE; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; TANZANIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952990184     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2010.186965     Document Type: Article

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