[Long term survival in an HIV-immunosuppressed patient treated with foscarnet].
An HIV-infected woman with a CD4+ T-cell count below 100 x 10(6)/l survived for longer than 4 years of being diagnosed of AIDS, with acceptable health status (Karnofsky > 80%). Administration of foscarnet during two years, recommended as suppressive therapy for a previous cytomegalovirus retinitis, might have caused a sustained reduction in plasma HIV-RNA, contributing to her long-term survival.
Soriano
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Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid.
Mas
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Bravo
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R
Moreno
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V
González-Lahoz
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J
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D000328:Adult; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D017726:Cytomegalovirus Retinitis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D017245:Foscarnet / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006678:HIV / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000097:blood; D019562:Viral Load
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D012367:RNA, Viral; D017245:Foscarnet