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 growthMalignancyPneumocystisPneumocystis 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