Pulmonary cryptosporidiosis in an AIDS patient: Successful treatment with paromomycin plus azithromycin

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 515-517

  Palmieri, Fabrizio ^a   Cicalini, S ^a   Froio, N ^a   Rizzi, E B ^a   Goletti, D ^a   Festa, A ^a   Macri G ^a   Petrosillo, N ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

Author keywords

AIDS; Antimicrobial therapy; HAART; Pulmonary cryptosporidiosis

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; CD4 ANTIGEN; PAROMOMYCIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LUNG INFECTION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; AZITHROMYCIN; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, PARASITIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAROMOMYCIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 22344451963     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462054308332     Document Type: Article

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