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  • Title: Dilemmas in the prophylaxis of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.
    Author: Glatt AE.
    Journal: South Med J; 1994 Apr; 87(4):429-30. PubMed ID: 8153765.
    Abstract:
    Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia has been the most common life-threatening opportunistic infection in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. With a better understanding of the natural history of HIV infection, however, we have come to realize that prophylaxis against P carinii can prevent the majority of such pneumonias. In this article, I focus on the rationale behind such prophylaxis, as well as the choices and dilemmas the clinician faces in deciding on the most appropriate therapy and when it should be instituted.
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