Recommendations ≥ 18 years Dosage Remarks ganciclovir IV 5 mg/kg twice daily for 14 to 21 days Comments Treatment duration guided by symptoms, with possible PCR monitoring and consideration of the underlying immune defect In a clinically stable patient, switch to valganciclovir p.o. 900 mg twice daily, given its good oral bioavailability Consider secondary prophylaxis in HIV-positive patients
Treatment duration guided by symptoms, with possible PCR monitoring and consideration of the underlying immune defect
In a clinically stable patient, switch to valganciclovir p.o. 900 mg twice daily, given its good oral bioavailability
Consider secondary prophylaxis in HIV-positive patients