Eradication of Cryptosporidium in a child undergoing maintenance chemotherapy for leukemia using high dose azithromycin therapy

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 83-85

  Russell, Tod S ^a   Lynch, Julia ^a   Ottolini, Martin G ^a  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Azithromycin; Cryptosporidium; Leukemia; Macrolides

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; MERCAPTOPURINE; METHOTREXATE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COMORBIDITY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; DIARRHEA; DRUG MEGADOSE; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFECTION RISK; MALE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTING SYNDROME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE, L1; MALE;

EID: 0031934442     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-199801000-00014     Document Type: Article

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