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foscarnet and Sexually Transmitted Disease, Viral

foscarnet has been researched along with Sexually Transmitted Disease, Viral in 1 studies

Foscarnet: An antiviral agent used in the treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis. Foscarnet also shows activity against human herpesviruses and HIV.
phosphonoformic acid : Phosphoric acid in which one of the hydroxy groups is replaced by a carboxylic acid group. It is used as the trisodium salt as an antiviral agent in the treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis (CMV retinitis, an inflamation of the retina that can lead to blindness) and as an alternative to ganciclovir for AIDS patients who require concurrent antiretroviral therapy but are unable to tolerate ganciclovir due to haematological toxicity.

Research

Studies (1)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's1 (100.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Drew, WL1
Lalezari, JP1

Reviews

1 review available for foscarnet and Sexually Transmitted Disease, Viral

ArticleYear
Cytomegalovirus: disease syndromes and treatment.
    Current clinical topics in infectious diseases, 1999, Volume: 19

    Topics: AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; Antiviral Agents; Central Nervous System Diseases; Chorioreti

1999