Table 1.
Total number of patients | 6 |
Male (%) | 4 (67) |
Female | 2 (33) |
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Median age (Range) | 56.5 (10 mo–72 yrs) |
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HIV status | |
Positive (%) | 2 (33) |
Negative | 4 (67) |
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Therapy for CMV retinitis patients* | |
Intravitreal foscarnet** (%) | 6 (100) |
Oral valganciclovir | 5 (83) |
IV foscarnet or ganciclovir | 2 (33) |
Ganciclovir implant | 1 (16) |
This includes all medications administered after ocular fluid was obtained for PCR testing, including the initial foscarnet injection in all cases.
Foscarnet administered in a dose of 2.4 mg/0.1 ml
Abbreviations HIV Human immunodeficiency virus PCR Polymerase chain reaction CMV Cytomegalovirus VZV Varicella zoster virus IV Intravenous