Dapsone-Pyrimethamine Compared with Aerosolized Pentamidine as Primary Prophylaxis against Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia and Toxoplasmosis in HIV Infection
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- 27 May 1993
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in The New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 328 (21), 1514-1520
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199305273282102
Abstract
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and toxoplasmic encephalitis are frequent life-threatening opportunistic infections in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Primary prophylaxis against P. carinii pneumonia is now common, but there are few data on regimens for primary prophylaxis against toxoplasmosis.Keywords
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