Co-trimoxazole for HIV infected adults

BMJ

Volumn 337, Issue 7663, 2008, Pages 184-185

  Anglaret, Xavier ^a   Eholie, Serge ^b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE TREICHVILLE   (Côte d’Ivoire)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; ISONIAZID; PLACEBO; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AFRICA; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; COCCIDIOSIS; DRUG INDICATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALARIA; MORTALITY; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS; ADULT; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; NOTE;

ADULT; AFRICA; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 48349132792     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.a304     Document Type: Editorial

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