Methods Patients diagnosed as having CMV retinitis who underwent ocular PCR analysis
for ganciclovir resistance from 2 tertiary referral institutions (National Eye Institute, National …

Objective: To determine the prevalence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) isolates resistant to
ganciclovir sodium or foscarnet sodium at the time of diagnosis of CMV retinitis, prior to the …

ABSTRACT A patient with systemic cytomegalovirus (CMV), including chorioretinitis,
received localized and systemic ganciclovir, systemic cidofovir analog, and localized …

PURPOSE: To evaluate whether cytomegalovirus resistant to ganciclovir, detected in either
the blood or urine, correlates with adverse ocular outcomes. DESIGN: Prospective cohort …

Purpose To report a case of cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis improved by treatment with
ganciclovir in a patient with ganciclovir-resistant CMV infection associated with Good …

Objectives: To determine whether recurrence of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) viraemia
during maintenance ganciclovir for cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis correlates with (i) CMV …

PURPOSE: To determine whether cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis that responded poorly to
intravenous ganciclovir therapy but responded to the ganciclovir implant was caused by …

Purpose Resistance to antiviral therapy is a potential cause of progression of
cytomegalovirus retinitis in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. We …

Background. In the mid-1990s, the incidence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) resistance to
ganciclovir was estimated to be∼ 25% by 1 year after diagnosis of retinitis in patients with …

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis is among the most common opportunistic infections in
patients with AIDS and a substantial cause of visual loss. With long-term therapy, resistant …