Short course of aerosol pentamidine as treatment of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in AIDS.
Scand J Infect Dis
; 23(3): 293-8, 1991.
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ABSTRACT
Since July 1987, 20 HIV-positive patients with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) admitted to the Department of Infectious Diseases, Malmö General Hospital, Sweden have been treated with 10 consecutive days of aerosol pentamidine as sole antimicrobial therapy in a prospective open non-controlled trial. 16 patients (80%) responded to 10 days of 400 mg aerosol pentamidine daily. One patient responded after a prolonged treatment, one patient received simultaneous trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole due to lack of improvement during aerosol therapy. Two patients died 26 and 41 days after initiation of treatment. No systemic side effects occurred. In conclusion, we found that 10 days of aerosol pentamidine may be a safe and effective treatment of PCP. Controlled studies are needed.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Pentamidina
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Neumonía por Pneumocystis
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Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Scand J Infect Dis
Año:
1991
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Suecia