Cidofovir, brand name Vistide, is a topical or injectable antiviral medication primarily used as a treatment for cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis (an infection of the retina of the eye) in people with AIDS.Cidofovir was approved for medical use in 1996. Medical use
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Its only indication that has received regulatory approval worldwide is cytomegalovirus retinitis. Cidofovir has also shown efficacy in the treatment of aciclovir-resistant HSV infections. Cidofovir has also been investigated as a treatment for progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy with successful case reports of its use. Despite this,  the drug failed to demonstrate any efficacy in controlled studies. Cidofovir might have anti-smallpox efficacy and might be used on a limited basis in the event of a bioterror incident involving smallpox cases. Brincidofovir, a cidofovir derivative with much higher activity against smallpox that can be taken orally has been developed. It has inhibitory effects on varicella-zoster virus replication in vitro although no clinical trials have been done to date, likely due to the abundance of safer alternatives such as aciclovir. Cidofovir shows anti-BK virus activity in a subgroup of transplant recipients. Cidofovir is being investigated as a complementary intralesional therapy against papillomatosis caused by HPV.It first received FDA approval on 26 June 1996, TGA approval on 30 April 1998 and EMA approval on 23 April 1997.It has been used topically to treat warts. Other
It has been suggested as an antitumour agent, due to its suppression of FGF2. Administration
Cidofovir is only available as an intravenous formulation.
Koro may refer to:

Geography
Koro Island, a Fijian island
Koro Sea, in the Pacific Ocean
Koro, Ivory Coast
Koro, Mali
Koro, Wisconsin, United States, an unincorporated community

Languages
Koro language (India), an endangered language spoken in Arunachal Pradesh, India
Koro language (New Guinea)
Koro language (Vanuatu)
Koro, a variety of the Maninka language spoken in Ivory Coast

Polynesian culture
Oro, a god in Polynesian mythology
Koro (literally, "grandfather"), a term of respect in the Māori language for a male Kaumātua (tribal elder)

Other uses
Kōrō, a masculine Japanese given name
KORO, a Spanish-language television station in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
Koro (incense burner), a Japanese incense burner
Koro (medicine), the syndrome in which someone believes their external genitals are retracting
Koro Wachi language, spoken in Nigeria
Musiliu Obanikoro, popularly known as Koro
Nkoroo language, Nigeria