Ganciclovir is preferred over acyclovir in the following condition:
Correct Answer: Cytomegalovirus retinitis in AIDS patients
Description: * Ganciclovir is the drug of choice for CMV infections. * Acyclovir is highly effective against Herpes simplex and Varicella zoster (chicken pox and herpes zoster) but it has very little activity against CMV.
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