Intravenous pentamidine as an alternate for pneumocystis carinii pneumonia prophylaxis in children with HIV infection

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL. 16, 1997, Pages 199-200

  Gupta, M ^a   Stephenson, K ^a   Gauar, S ^a   Frenkel, L ^a  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOVAQUONE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DAPSONE; PENTAMIDINE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AEROSOL; BRONCHOSPASM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; COUGHING; DRUG CHOICE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PERINATAL INFECTION; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RASH; SKIN IRRITATION; TASTE DISORDER; ADOLESCENT; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FOLLOW UP; INFANT; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; PENTAMIDINE; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION;

EID: 0031410131     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.19502308105     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (7)

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