Treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis with an intraocular sustained-release ganciclovir implant

Treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis with an intraocular sustained-release ganciclovir implant

The objective of this prospective study was to evaluate the efficacy and complications of the use of an intraocular sustained-release ganciclovir implant for the treatment of active cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis in AIDS patients. Thirty-nine eyes of 26 patients were submitted to ocular surgery. Al...

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Main Authors: C. Muccioli, R. Belfort Jr.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2000-07-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
cytomegalovirus
retinitis
intraocular inflammation
AIDS
uveitis
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2000000700008

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