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
MICHAELIS L, LEIGHT G, POWELL R, DEVITA V. Pneumocystis Pneumonia. Annals Of Surgery 1976, 183: 301-306. PMID: 1083218, PMCID: PMC1344242, DOI: 10.1097/00000658-197603000-00016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpen lung biopsyMajor surgical proceduresSmall anterior thoracotomyCause of deathEarly thoracotomyAnterior thoracotomyLung biopsyMost patientsPulmonary infectionIll patientsSusceptible patientsInappropriate therapyGeneral anesthesiaInfected patientsPneumocystis pneumoniaHematologic malignanciesTherapeutic courseSurgical proceduresEffective treatmentPatientsPneumocystis cariniiInfectionThoracotomyTreatmentImmediate identification