Intravenous Pentamidine Is Safe and Effective as Primary Pneumocystis Pneumonia Prophylaxis in Children and Adolescents Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) is a potentially life-threatening but preventable infection that may occur after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Intravenous pentamidine has been used in the prevention of PCP in the post-transplant period, although there are few trials published...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2013-09, Vol.32 (9), p.933-936
Hauptverfasser:	DEMASI, James M, COX, JenniferA, LEONARD, David, KOH, Andrew Y, AQUINO, Victor M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Administration, Intravenous - adverse effects Adolescent Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Antifungal Agents - administration & dosage Antifungal Agents - adverse effects Biological and medical sciences Bone marrow, stem cells transplantation. Graft versus host reaction Chemoprevention - adverse effects Chemoprevention - methods Child Child, Preschool Female Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Humans Immunocompromised Host Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Pentamidine - administration & dosage Pentamidine - adverse effects Pneumocystis carinii - drug effects Pneumology Pneumonia, Pneumocystis - prevention & control Respiratory system : syndromes and miscellaneous diseases Retrospective Studies Transfusions. Complications. Transfusion reactions. Cell and gene therapy Treatment Outcome
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