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. 2007 Dec;4(12):e334.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040334.

Cytomegalovirus retinitis: the neglected disease of the AIDS pandemic

David Heiden  1 , Nathan Ford, David Wilson, William R Rodriguez, Todd Margolis, Bart Janssens, Martha Bedelu, Nini Tun, Eric Goemaere, Peter Saranchuk, Kalpana Sabapathy, Frank Smithuis, Emmanuel Luyirika, W Lawrence Drew
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Cytomegalovirus retinitis: the neglected disease of the AIDS pandemic

David Heiden et al. PLoS Med. 2007 Dec.

Abstract

The authors describe CMV retinitis in resource-poor settings and suggest possibilities for management.

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Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1. Example of CMV Retinitis
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