Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, 2014 Timothy Y Chou, Bennett Y Hong Department of Ophthalmology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA Abstract: Eye disease due to herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a leading cause of ocular morbidity and the number one infectious cause of unilateral ...
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Gene therapy of malignant glioma with retroviral vectors and tumor-infiltrating progenitor cells [PDF]
, 2008 Gene therapy as a therapeutic strategy in the treatment of human gliomas is limited by the efficacy of gene transfer and intratumoral distribution of viral vectors.
Miletic, Hrvoje
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Crystallization after intravitreal ganciclovir injection
Clinical Ophthalmology, 2010 Pitipol Choopong, Nattaporn Tesavibul, Nattawut RodanantDepartment of Ophthalmology, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, ThailandPurpose: To report crystal formation as a complication of intravitreal ganciclovir injection.Patients and methods:
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Ganciclovir use evaluation in kidney transplantation departments
Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice, 2016 Objective: In this study, we evaluated certain aspects of the usage and administration of one lifesaving, high-cost medication, i.e., Ganciclovir for the prevention and treatment of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in transplant patients.
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Ganciclovir/valganciclovir prophylaxis decreases cytomegalovirus-related events and bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome after lung transplantation [PDF]
, 2008 BACKGROUND: Until recently, cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection represented a major threat to lung transplant recipients. Preliminary studies have shown that antiviral prophylaxis might improve the outcome for these patients. METHODS: We extended our initial
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VirusesBackground: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is the most common and serious congenital infection, with universal screening in pregnancy, standardized therapy, and a vaccine still lacking.
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CMV Immunoglobulins for the Treatment of CMV Infections in Thoracic Transplant Recipients [PDF]
, 2016 Intravenous ganciclovir and, increasingly, oral valganciclovir are now considered the mainstay of treatment for cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection or CMV disease.
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Viral Retinitis following Intraocular or Periocular Corticosteroid Administration: A Case Series and Comprehensive Review of the Literature. [PDF]
, 2014 Purpose: To describe viral retinitis following intravitreal and periocular corticosteroid administration. Methods: Retrospective case series and comprehensive literature review. Results: We analyzed 5 unreported and 25 previously published cases of viral
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Suicide Gene Therapy By Amphiphilic Copolymer Nanocarrier for Spinal Cord Tumor
Nanomaterials, 2019 Spinal cord tumors (SCT) are uncommon neoplasms characterized by irregular growth of tissue inside the spinal cord that can result in non-mechanical back pain.
So-Jung Gwak, Jeoung Soo Lee
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Treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis with an intraocular sustained-release ganciclovir implant [PDF]
, 2000 The objective of this prospective study was to evaluate the efficacy and complications of the use of an intraocular sustained-release ganciclovir implant for the treatment of active cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis in AIDS patients. Thirty-nine eyes of 26
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