Clearance of Pneumocystis carinii cysts in acute P carinii pneumonia: Assessment by serial sputum induction

Chest

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1264-1268

  O'Donnell, Walter J ^a,c   Pieciak, Walter ^a   Chertow, Glenn M ^a   Sanabria, Jose ^a   Lahive, Karen C ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE   (United States)

^c ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV infection; Pneumocystis carinu pneumonia; Sputum reduction

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; CORTICOSTEROID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DAPSONE; PENTAMIDINE; PRIMAQUINE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLEARANCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYST; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; SPUTUM;

EID: 0031734984     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.114.5.1264     Document Type: Article

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