A Systematic Review of Two Different Trimetoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Regimens Used to Prevent Pneumocystis jirovecii and No Prophylaxis at All in Transplant Recipients: Appraising the Evidence

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1201-1203

  Di Cocco, P ^a   Orlando, G ^b   Bonanni, L ^a   D'Angelo, M ^a   Clemente, K ^a   Greco, S ^a   Gravante, G ^c   Madeddu, F ^d   Scelzo, C ^e   Famulari, A ^a   Pisani, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d WHIPPS CROSS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECI; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; HUMANS; PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECII; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS; TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION;

EID: 65549167240     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.03.004     Document Type: Article

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