Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole: hyperkalemia is an important complication regardless of dose.
Perazella M, Mahnensmith R. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole: hyperkalemia is an important complication regardless of dose. Clinical Nephrology 1996, 46: 187-92. PMID: 8879854.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole therapyStandard doseDevelopment of hyperkalemiaTrimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole useMild renal insufficiencyProspective surveillance studyPotassium-sparing diuretic amilorideRenal potassium excretionPneumocystis carinii pneumoniaLethal adverse reactionHandful of casesRenal insufficiencyElderly patientsPotassium excretionSevere hyperkalemiaImportant complicationAIDS patientsCarinii pneumoniaTrimethoprim-sulfamethoxazoleAdverse reactionsInduced hyperkalemiaPotassium disordersHyperkalemiaSurveillance studyPatients