Cytomegalovirus (CMV) causes life-threatening disseminated infections and in particular vision-threatening infections of the retina in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Ganciclovir currently represents the most frequently used therapy for CMV retinitis. However, cases of ganciclo
Combined and alternating ganciclovir/ foscarnet in HIV-related cytomegalovirus encephalitis
✍ Scribed by Peters, Malte; Schürmann, Dirk; Pohle, HansD; Ruf, Bernhard; Timm, Harald
- Book ID
- 123212855
- Publisher
- The Lancet
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 140 KB
- Volume
- 340
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0140-6736
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