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HIV-Related CMV Retinitis Neglected in Developing Countries
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Title HIV-Related CMV Retinitis Neglected in Developing Countries
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/566857?src=rss
Description Cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis is a common opportunistic infection in AIDS patients living in southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, leading to blindness in more than one third of cases, according to a paper in the December issue of PLoS Medicine. Reuters Health Information
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Date Dec 4, 2007
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