Presumed cytomegalovirus retinitis in human immunodeficiency virus type I-infected South African Children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 539-540

  O'Connell, Natasha ^a   Freeman, Nicola ^a   Rabie, Helena ^a   Cotton, Mark F ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

children; cytomegalovirus retinitis; HIV; IRIS

Indexed keywords

GANCICLOVIR; VALGANCICLOVIR;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; EYE DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINITIS; SCREENING TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79957998908     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3182092ca0     Document Type: Article

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