Open AccessChange over Time in Incidence of Ganciclovir Resistance in Patients with Cytomegalovirus Retinitis
Author(s) -
Barbara K. Martin,
Michelle O. Ricks,
Michael Forman,
D A Jabs
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/512368
Subject(s) - ganciclovir , medicine , retinitis , incidence (geometry) , cytomegalovirus retinitis , cytomegalovirus , virology , betaherpesvirinae , herpesviridae , human cytomegalovirus , pediatrics , immunology , viral disease , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , virus , physics , optics
In the mid-1990s, the incidence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) resistance to ganciclovir was estimated to be approximately 25% by 1 year after diagnosis of retinitis in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
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