"Foscarnet" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An antiviral agent used in the treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis. Foscarnet also shows activity against human herpesviruses and HIV.
| Descriptor ID |
D017245
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.241.081.018.677.250 D02.705.429.875.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Foscarnet Sodium- Foscarnet Sodium
- Sodium, Foscarnet
- Foscarnet Trisodium Salt
- Trisodium Salt, Foscarnet
- Foscarnet Sodium Hexahydrate
- Hexahydrate, Foscarnet Sodium
- Sodium Hexahydrate, Foscarnet
- Trisodium Phosphonoformate
- Phosphonoformate, Trisodium
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Foscarnet" by people in Profiles.
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Risk factors for advancement of cytomegalovirus retinitis in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Studies of Ocular Complications of AIDS Research Group. Arch Ophthalmol. 2000 Sep; 118(9):1196-204.
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Guidelines for the treatment of cytomegalovirus diseases in patients with AIDS in the era of potent antiretroviral therapy: recommendations of an international panel. International AIDS Society-USA. Arch Intern Med. 1998 May 11; 158(9):957-69.
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Local therapy for cytomegalovirus retinopathy. Am J Ophthalmol. 1995 Sep; 120(3):376-85.
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Dose-related difference in progression rates of cytomegalovirus retinopathy during foscarnet maintenance therapy. AIDS Clinical Trials Group Protocol 915 Team. Am J Ophthalmol. 1995 May; 119(5):576-86.
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A dose-ranging study of daily maintenance intravenous foscarnet therapy for cytomegalovirus retinitis in AIDS. J Infect Dis. 1993 Aug; 168(2):444-8.
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Recurrence of presumed varicella-zoster virus retinopathy in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Am J Ophthalmol. 1993 Jul 15; 116(1):42-50.
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Transscleral iontophoresis of foscarnet. Am J Ophthalmol. 1993 Jun 15; 115(6):748-54.
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Treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis in patients with AIDS. Rev Infect Dis. 1988 Jul-Aug; 10 Suppl 3:S522-31.