Long‐Lasting Remission of Cytomegalovirus Retinitis without Maintenance Therapy in Human Immunodeficiency Virus‐Infected Patients
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Long-lasting remission of cytomegalovirus retinitis without maintenance therapy in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients.
Seven AIDS patients who were receiving suppressive therapy for previously diagnosed cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis were offered treatment with protease inhibitors (PIs). Secondary prophylaxis for CMV was discontinued after 3 months of therapy with PIs if patients had >150 CD4 cells/mm3 and a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) load of <200 copies/mL and if they were negative for CMV as determin...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0022-1899,1537-6613
DOI: 10.1086/517399