Abstract |
The effect of different dosages of ganciclovir on proved cytomegalovirus chorioretinitis was tested in a randomized trial on 11 homosexual men with AIDS. The effect of 5 mg/kg/day was as good as 10 mg/kg/day. The lower dosage had less toxicity.
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Authors | J Gaub, A G Poulsen, C Pedersen, S Tinning, K Højgaard, M H Thomson, V Faber, J O Nielsen |
Journal | Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases
(Scand J Infect Dis)
Vol. 20
Issue 5
Pg. 479-82
( 1988)
ISSN: 0036-5548 [Print] England |
PMID | 2851877
(Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
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Chemical References |
- Antiviral Agents
- Ganciclovir
- Acyclovir
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Topics |
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
(complications)
- Acyclovir
(administration & dosage, analogs & derivatives, therapeutic use)
- Adult
- Antiviral Agents
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
- Chorioretinitis
(drug therapy, etiology)
- Clinical Trials as Topic
- Cytomegalovirus Infections
(drug therapy, etiology)
- Ganciclovir
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Random Allocation
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