Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Cidofovir
INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
- Treatment of CMV retinitis in patients with AIDS.
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
Intravenous Injections
- Refractory/resistant CMV DNAemia in transplant recipients
- Treatment of non-retinitis CMV infections (e.g., viremia, colitis, and pneumonitis)
- Treatment of adenovirus infections
- Treatment of acyclovir-resistant HSV
- Severe/refractory BK virus hemorrhagic cystitis after HCT, benefit uncertain
Topical Application
- Treatment of acyclovir-resistant HSV
Intralesional Injections
- Treatment of recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (HPV) in combination with surgical debulking
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Last updated: October 11, 2026
Citation
Tsai, Y. V, and Paul G Auwaerter. "Cidofovir." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2026. Johns Hopkins Guides, hopkinsguides.org/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540126/all/Cidofovir.
Tsai YV, Auwaerter PG. Cidofovir. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2026. https://hopkinsguides.org/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540126/all/Cidofovir. Accessed October 14, 2026.
Tsai, Y. V., & Auwaerter, P. G. (2026). Cidofovir. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://hopkinsguides.org/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540126/all/Cidofovir
Tsai YV, Auwaerter PG. Cidofovir [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2026. [cited 2026 October 14]. Available from: https://hopkinsguides.org/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540126/all/Cidofovir.
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