Held to Ransom: CMV Treatment in South Africa
Cytomegalovirus is a multi-systemic infection reactivated in the immunocompromised. Diagnosis and treatment are prohibitively costly in sub-Saharan Africa, and efforts need to be made for their price reduction to support the expanding highly active antiretroviral treatment programme in the region.
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2010-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | Cytomegalovirus is a multi-systemic infection reactivated in the immunocompromised. Diagnosis and treatment are prohibitively costly in sub-Saharan Africa, and efforts need to be made for their price reduction to support the expanding highly active antiretroviral treatment programme in the region. |
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| Item Description: | 1608-9693 2078-6751 10.4102/sajhivmed.v11i1.243 |