Cytomegalovirus: Ophthalmic perspectives on a pervasive pathogen

Expert Review of Ophthalmology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 489-491

  Cunningham, Emmett T ^a,b,c  

^a CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WEST COAST RETINA MEDICAL GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

Fuchs uveitis syndrome; Glaucoma; Glaucomatocyclitic crisis; Herpes virus; Iritis; Retinitis; Uveitis

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS ANTIBODY; FOSCARNET; GANCICLOVIR; HLA DR4 ANTIGEN; VALACICLOVIR; VIRUS DNA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTIVIRAL RESISTANCE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS RETINITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TARGETING; EDITORIAL; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IRIDOCYCLITIS; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECURRENT INFECTION; SEROPREVALENCE; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRAL TROPISM; VIRUS REPLICATION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 80053604639     PISSN: 17469899     EISSN: 17469902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/eop.11.50     Document Type: Editorial

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