Canadian Respiratory Journal (Jan 1996)
Investigation of the Role of the Cytomegalovirus as a Respiratory Pathogen in HIV-Infected Patients
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the occurrence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) pneumonitis in the setting of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and whether the presence of CMV as copathogen is associated with increased clinical severity or short term mortality in patients with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.