Journal article
Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia prophylaxis with atovaquone in trimethoprim‐sulfamethoxazole–intolerant orthotopic liver transplant patients: A preliminary study
Abstract
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) is an opportunistic infection associated with increased morbidity and mortality in solid-organ and bone-marrow transplant recipients. Side effects of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX) are frequent; therefore, we performed a preliminary study using atovaquone suspension, 750 mg once daily, for 1 year for the prevention of PCP in liver transplant recipients intolerant to TMP/SMX therapy. Twenty-eight …
Authors
Meyers B; Borrego F; Papanicolaou G
Journal
Liver Transplantation, Vol. 7, No. 8, pp. 750–751
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
August 2001
DOI
10.1053/jlts.2001.26433
ISSN
1527-6465