Pilot studies of azithromycin, letrazuril and paromomycin in the treatment of cryptosporidiosis

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 124-129

  Blanshard, Christine ^a   Shanson, David C ^a   Gazzard, Brian G ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AIDS; aminosidine; azithromycin; cryptosporidiosis; cryptosporidium; diarrhoea; HIV; letrazuril; paromomycin; therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; LETRAZURIL; PAROMOMYCIN; ZIDOVUDINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DRUG EFFICACY; HEADACHE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETONITRILES; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; AZITHROMYCIN; CHOLANGITIS, SCLEROSING; COCCIDIOSTATS; COHORT STUDIES; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; HUMANS; PAROMOMYCIN; PILOT PROJECTS; TRIAZINES;

EID: 0031020175     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462971919543     Document Type: Article

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