A controlled trial of itraconazole to prevent relapse of Penicillium marneffei infection in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 339, Issue 24, 1998, Pages 1739-1743

  Supparatpinyo, Khuanchai ^a   Perriens, Joseph ^b   Nelson, Kenrad E ^c   Sirisanthana, Thira ^a,d  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Jt U Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS   (Switzerland)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EXFOLIATIVE DERMATITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LEUKOPENIA; LIVER TOXICITY; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOSIS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PENICILLIUM MARNEFFEI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RASH; RELAPSE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; PENICILLIUM; RECURRENCE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0032506554     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199812103392403     Document Type: Article

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