Cryptosporidiosis : eradication or suppression with combination antiretroviral therapy?

Cryptosporidium parvum is a significant cause of persistent diarrhoea in patients infected with HIV. Previously, the lack of any effective chemotherapeutic agents against this organism meant that it contributed significantly to the morbidity and mortality of HIV-infected individuals through a combin...

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Veröffentlicht in:	AIDS (London) 1999-04, Vol.13 (6), p.734-735
Hauptverfasser:	MIAO, Y. M, AWAD-EL-KARIEM, F. M, GIBBONS, C. L, GAZZARD, B. G
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - drug therapy AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - parasitology AIDS/HIV Animals Anti-HIV Agents - therapeutic use Antibiotics. Antiinfectious agents. Antiparasitic agents Antiviral agents Biological and medical sciences cryptosporidiosis Cryptosporidiosis - drug therapy Cryptosporidiosis - parasitology Cryptosporidium parvum Cryptosporidium parvum - isolation & purification Drug Therapy, Combination Human immunodeficiency virus Human viral diseases Humans Infectious diseases Medical sciences Pharmacology. Drug treatments Viral diseases Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids
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Zusammenfassung:	Cryptosporidium parvum is a significant cause of persistent diarrhoea in patients infected with HIV. Previously, the lack of any effective chemotherapeutic agents against this organism meant that it contributed significantly to the morbidity and mortality of HIV-infected individuals through a combination of dehydration and malnutrition.
ISSN:	0269-9370 1473-5571
DOI:	10.1097/00002030-199904160-00019