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Emergence of drug-resistant cytomegalovirus retinitis in the contralateral eyes of patients with AIDS treated with ganciclovir.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 15 Feb 2004
Imai Yumi, Shum Carol, Martin Daniel F, Kuppermann Baruch D, Drew W Lawrence, Margolis Todd P
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of the present study was to examine the emergence of ganciclovir-resistant virus in the contralateral eyes of patients who received treatment for cytomegalovirus retinitis with either a ganciclovir implant plus oral placebo, a ganciclovir implant plus oral ganciclovir, or intravenous (iv) ganciclovir. Viral DNA was amplified from vitreous specimens and was assayed for UL97 and UL54 resistance...
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