"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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Below are the most recent publications written about "Foscarnet" by people in Profiles.
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Late cytomegalovirus pneumonia in adult allogeneic blood and marrow transplant recipients. Clin Infect Dis. 1999 Mar; 28(3):618-23.
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Foscarnet and ganciclovir pharmacokinetics during concomitant or alternating maintenance therapy for AIDS-related cytomegalovirus retinitis. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 1995 Apr; 57(4):403-12.
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Ganciclovir three times per week is not adequate to prevent cytomegalovirus reactivation after T cell-depleted marrow transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant. 1994 Apr; 13(4):461-4.