Cytomegalovirus retinitis and response to therapy with ganciclovir

DE Henderly, WR Freeman, DM Causey, NA Rao - Ophthalmology, 1987 - Elsevier
A 15-month prospective study of 109 patients with the acquired immune deficiency
syndrome (AIDS) or AIDS-related complex (ARC) was conducted. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) …

Cytomegalovirus retinitis in a human immunodeficiency virus-negative cohort: long-term management and complications

S Jeon, WK Lee - Ocular Immunology and Inflammation, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: To examine the clinical outcomes achieved by using intravitreal ganciclovir
injections combined with systemic anti-viral therapy in treating cytomegalovirus (CMV) …

Randomized, controlled study of the safety and efficacy of intravenous cidofovir for the treatment of relapsing cytomegalovirus retinitis in patients with AIDS

JP Lalezari, GN Holland, F Kramer… - JAIDS Journal of …, 1998 - journals.lww.com
To assess the effect of intravenous cidofovir on delaying progression of previously treated,
relapsing cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis, we conducted a randomized, controlled …

Concomitant ganciclovir and zidovudine treatment for cytomegalovirus retinitis in patients with HIV infection: an approach to treatment

D Causey - JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency …, 1991 - journals.lww.com
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis is the most common cause of blind-ness in patients infected
with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Ganciclovir, a guanosine nucleoside, has been …

Foscarnet and ganciclovir in the treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis

MA Polis - JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency …, 1992 - journals.lww.com
Induction regimens of foscarnet and ganciclovir are highly effective in arresting
cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis in patients with AIDS. Chronic maintenance therapy is …

Cytomegalovirus encephalitis in two patients with AIDS receiving ganciclovir for cytomegalovirus retinitis

CM Mastroianni, M Ciardi, F Folgori, G Sebastiani… - Journal of Infection, 1994 - Elsevier
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) encephalitis has been reported with increasing frequency in
patients with AIDS. Nevertheless, the management of CMV-related encephalitis appears to …

FDA approves oral ganciclovir as first drug to prevent CMV disease. Food and Drug Administration

R Baker - BETA: bulletin of experimental treatments for …, 1995 - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
AIDS: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved oral ganciclovir (Cytovene) to
prevent initial episodes of CMV retinitis and other forms of CMV disease among individuals …

Polyradiculopathy associated with ganciclovir-resistant cytomegalovirus in an AIDS patient: phenotypic and genotypic characterization of sequential virus isolates

IL Smith, M Shinkai, WR Freeman… - Journal of Infectious …, 1996 - academic.oup.com
To investigate the role of antiviral drug resistance in cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease
progression, CMV cultured from an AIDS patient who developed progressive CMV disease …

Discontinuation of maintenance therapy for cytomegalovirus retinitis in HIV-infected patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy

M Jouan, M Savès, R Tubiana, G Carcelain, N Cassoux… - Aids, 2001 - journals.lww.com
Objective To study the safety of discontinuing cytomegalovirus (CMV) maintenance therapy
among patients with cured CMV retinitis receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy …

Cytomegalovirus resistance to ganciclovir and clinical outcomes of patients with cytomegalovirus retinitis

DA Jabs, BK Martin, MS Forman, L Hubbard… - American journal of …, 2003 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To evaluate whether cytomegalovirus resistant to ganciclovir, detected in either
the blood or urine, correlates with adverse ocular outcomes. DESIGN: Prospective cohort …