Case report of cytomegalovirus retinitis in an HIV-positive patient with a CD4-count nadir of 254 cells per l

Eye (Basingstoke)

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1153-1154

  Ang, B C ^a   Teoh, S C ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

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Indexed keywords

EFAVIRENZ PLUS EMTRICITABINE PLUS TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BLURRED VISION; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS RETINITIS; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LETTER; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS LOAD;

EID: 84864846040     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2012.105     Document Type: Letter

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