Results of a double-blind placebo-controlled study of the double-stranded RNA drug PolyI:PolyC12U in the treatment of HIV infection

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 580-587

  Thompson, K A ^a   Strayer, D R ^b   Salvato, P D ^c   Thompson, C E ^c   Klimas, N ^d   Molavi, A ^f   Hamill, A K ^e   Zheng, Z ^a   Ventura, D ^a   Carter, W A ^a  

^a HEMISPHERX BIOPHARMA INC   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Houston Immunological Institute   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Nelson Tehedo Community Clinic   (United States)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIGEN; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CD4 ANTIGEN; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE STATUS; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 9444284910     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01709367     Document Type: Article

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