Fluconazole compared with ketoconazole for the treatment of Candida esophagitis in AIDS. A randomized trial.
Laine L, Dretler RH, Conteas CN, Tuazon C, Koster FM, Sattler F, Squires K, Islam MZ. Fluconazole compared with ketoconazole for the treatment of Candida esophagitis in AIDS. A randomized trial. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1992, 117: 655-60. PMID: 1308663, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-117-8-655.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCandida esophagitisCounty hospital settingFluconazole-treated patientsDouble-blind trialResolution of symptomsOral antifungal agentsEnd of therapyEndoscopic responseRetrosternal painStudy medicationClinical cureEsophageal symptomsSymptomatic improvementTreat analysisImmunodeficiency syndromeEndoscopic cureAntifungal therapyEsophageal brushingsHospital settingPatientsSide effectsWeek 1U.S. CentersEsophagitisTherapy