Fozivudine tidoxil as single-agent therapy decreases plasma and cell-associated viremia during acute feline immunodeficiency virus infection

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 413-418

  Fogle, J E ^a   Tompkins, W A ^a   Campbell, B ^b   Sumner, D ^b   Tompkins, M B ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Piedmont Pharmaceuticals   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Antiretroviral therapy; Lentivirus; Zidovudine

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FOZIVUDINE TIDOXIL; LIPID; ZIDOVUDINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; GERMFREE ANIMAL; LENTIVIRUS INFECTION; MALE; VIREMIA; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS, FELINE; LENTIVIRUS INFECTIONS; LIPIDS; MALE; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS; VIREMIA; ZIDOVUDINE;

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LENTIVIRUS;

EID: 79955487456     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: 19391676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2011.0699.x     Document Type: Article

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