Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in renal transplant recipients treated with cyclosporin
Four cases of pneumocystis carinii pneumonia occurred among 38 renal transplant recipients. Diagnosis was confirmed by cyst concentration technique in 2 cases. The other 2 cases were clinically, from the rapid improvement of fever, pulmonary infiltrates and hypoxia following a therapeutic trial of h...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Hinyokika kiyo. Acta urologica Japonica. - 1962. - 35(1989), 4 vom: 15. Apr., Seite 653-9 |
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| Format: | Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Japanese |
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1989
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Hinyokika kiyo. Acta urologica Japonica |
| Schlagworte: | Case Reports English Abstract Journal Article Cyclosporins Trimethoprim AN164J8Y0X Sulfamethoxazole JE42381TNV |
| Zusammenfassung: | Four cases of pneumocystis carinii pneumonia occurred among 38 renal transplant recipients. Diagnosis was confirmed by cyst concentration technique in 2 cases. The other 2 cases were clinically, from the rapid improvement of fever, pulmonary infiltrates and hypoxia following a therapeutic trial of high dose sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim. All patients responded to treatment with high dose sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim. Three patients survived pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, but i died due to aspergillosis. One patients showed serological evidence of concomitant cytomegalovirus infection |
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| Beschreibung: | Date Completed 20.07.1989 Date Revised 21.11.2013 published: Print Citation Status MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 0018-1994 |