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 …

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

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 …

Objective: To assess the clinical response and patient tolerance to daily infusions of both
ganciclovir sodium and foscarnet sodium for the treatment of clinically resistant …

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis is a common opportunistic infection in patients with AIDS.
With long-term therapy for CMV retinitis, resistant CMV may develop. In a prospective study …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of drug-resistant cytomegalovirus (CMV) on survival
among patients with CMV retinitis. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study during 1993 to 2003 …

Abstract Treatment of cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis with oral ganciclovir results in
relatively low plasma concentrations of drug, which theoretically could cause more frequent …

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

A prospective study following a cohort of patients with newly diagnosed, previously
untreated cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis is being conducted to study drug resistant CMV …

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 …