Interferon successfully inhibited refractory cytomegalovirus infection and resulted in CD4+ T-cells increase in a patient with AIDS

HIV Clinical Trials

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 118-120

  Wen, Ying ^a   Liu, Pei ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; cytomegalovirus infection; immunologic nonresponder; interferon alpha

Indexed keywords

FOSCARNET; GANCICLOVIR; RECOMBINANT ALPHA2B INTERFERON;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL COUNT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DISEASE COURSE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINITIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VIRUS LOAD; VISUAL ACUITY;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERFERON-ALPHA; MALE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 79955060974     PISSN: 15284336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/hct1202-118     Document Type: Article

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