Possible effectiveness of clarithromycin and rifabutin for cryptosporidiosis chemoprophylaxis in HIV disease

JAMA

Volumn 279, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 384-386

  Holmberg, Scott D ^a   Moorman, Anne C ^a   Von Bargen, Jennifer C ^a   Palella, Frank J ^c   Loveless, Mark O ^d   Ward, Douglas J ^e   Navin, Thomas R ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; RIFABUTIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032481335     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.279.5.384     Document Type: Article

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