Treatment of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia: current status of the regimens of pentamidine isethionate and pyrimethamine-sulfadiazine.
Young R, DeVita V. Treatment of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia: current status of the regimens of pentamidine isethionate and pyrimethamine-sulfadiazine. National Cancer Institute Monograph 1976, 43: 193-200. PMID: 1087955.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPyrimethamine-sulfadiazinePneumocystis pneumoniaPentamidine isethionateClinical trialsPneumocystis carinii pneumoniaManagement of patientsSeverely ill patientsRandomized clinical trialsCarinii pneumoniaLocal toxicityRegimensIll patientsPatientsComplete recoveryPneumoniaPneumocystisIsethionateComparative toxicityTrialsPentamidineToxicityPneumocystis pneumonia in patients with cancer: clinical setting.
DeVita V, Goodell B, Hubbard S, Geelhoed G, Young R. Pneumocystis pneumonia in patients with cancer: clinical setting. National Cancer Institute Monograph 1976, 43: 41-7. PMID: 1087959.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPneumocystis pneumoniaClinical settingTreated with combination chemotherapyDevelopment of Pneumocystis pneumoniaWithdrawal of chemotherapyCombination chemotherapyClinical remissionHematologic malignanciesEmpirical treatmentSolid tumorsInfectious deathCancer patientsPatientsPentamidine isethionatePneumoniaAcute formChemotherapyTumorCancerRemissionUncontrolled growthMalignancyPneumocystis