Initiating co-trimoxazole prophylaxis in HIV-infected patients in Africa: An evaluation of the provisional WHO/UNAIDS recommendations

AIDS

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1143-1148

  Badri, Motasim ^a   Ehrlich, Rodney ^b   Wood, Robin ^a   Maartens, Gary ^a,b  

^a Department of Medicine   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; AIDS; Co trimoxazole; HIV infection; Prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; COTRIMOXAZOLE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA; SURVIVAL; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED NATIONS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HUMANS; MALE; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS; SOUTH AFRICA; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0035876416     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200106150-00009     Document Type: Article

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