Effectiveness of low-dose contrimoxazole prophylaxis against Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia after renal and/or pancreas transplantation

Transplant International

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 81-84

  Elinder, Carl Gustaf ^a   Andersson, Jan ^a,b   Bolinder, Gunilla ^a   Tydén, Gunnar ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cotrimoxazole prophylaxis; Kidney transplantation, Pneumocystis carinii prophylaxis; Pancreas transplantation, Pneumocystis carinii prophylaxis; Pneumocystis carinii prophylaxis; Prophylaxis, Pneumocystis carinii

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CYCLOSPORIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OKT 3; PREDNISOLONE; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; PNEUMONIA; PROPHYLAXIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION;

EID: 0026780972     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: 14322277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00339221     Document Type: Article

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