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2001 USPHS/IDSA Guidelines for the Prevention of Opportunistic Infections in Persons
Infected with HIV
Guidelines

           Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Failure to prescribe pneumocystis prophylaxis is associated with increased mortality,
even in the cART era: results from the Treat Asia HIV Observational Database.
Lim PL, Zhou J, Ditangco RA, Law MG, et alJ
 Int AIDS Soc. 2012 Jan 26;15(1):1
 Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Discontinuation of Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Prophylaxis with CD4 Count <200 Cells/µL and Virologic Suppression:
A Systematic Review.
Costiniuk CT , Fergusson DA , Doucette S ,et al
PLoS ONE 6(12): e28570.
 Paper

Evaluation of the current management protocols for prophylaxis against Pneumocystis jiroveci
pneumonia and other opportunistic infections in patients living with HIV/AIDS.
Jain SB, Wig N, Nagpal SJ,   et al
AIDS Care. 2011 Mar 9:1-5.
 Abstract

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 Risk of Pneumocystosis after Early Discontinuation of Prophylaxis among
HIV-infected Patients Receiving Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy.
Cheng CY, Hung CC, Chen MY, et al
BMC Infect Dis. 2010 May 21;10(1):126.
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FULL TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Preventive effect of sulfamethoxasole-trimethoprim on Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in
patients with interstitial pneumonia.
Enomoto T, Azuma A, Matsumoto A
Intern Med. 2008;47(1):15-20.
 Paper
 
Prophylaxis against Pneumocystis pneumonia in patients with inflammatory bowel disease:
Toward a standard of care.
Poppers DM, Scherl EJ.
Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2007 Sep 20;
 Abstract
 
High Rates of Primary Mycobacterium avium Complex and Pneumocystis jiroveci Prophylaxis
in the United States.
Gebo KA, Fleishman JA, Reilly ED, et al
Med Care. 2005 Sep;43(9 suppl):23-30.
 Abstract

Aerosolized pentamidine prophylaxis against AIDS-related Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
and its short- and long-term effects on pulmonary function in the Japanese.
Konishi M, Yoshimoto E, Takahashi K, et al
J Infect Chemother. 2003 Jun;9(2):178-182.
Abstract

Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia prophylaxis in HIV negative patients with primary CNS
lymphoma.
Mathew BS, Grossman SA.
Cancer Treat Rev 2003 Apr;29(2):105-119
 Abstract
 
Successful prophylaxis against Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in HIV-infected
children using smaller than recommended dosages of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.
Fisher RG, Nageswaran S, Valentine ME, McKinney RE Jr.  
AIDS Patient Care STDS 2001 May;15(5):263-9
 Abstract
 
Underuse of Primary Mycobacterium avium Complex and Pneumocystis carinii
Prophylaxis in the United States.
 Asch SM, Gifford AL, Bozzette SA, et al.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2001 Dec 1;28(4):340-344
 Abstract
 
Discontinuation of Pneumocystis carinii Prophylaxis in Patients Infected with Human
Immunodeficiency Virus: A Meta-Analysis and Decision Analysis.
Trikalinos TA, Ioannidis JP.
 Clin Infect Dis 2001 Dec 1;33(11):1901-9
Abstract
HIV-negative Pneumocystis jirovecii (carinii) Pneumonia 
       

           Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Prophylaxis of Pneumocystis Pneumonia in Immunocompromised Non-HIV-Infected
Patients: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Green H, Paul M, Vidal L, Leibovici L.
Mayo Clin Proc. 2007 Sep;82(9):1052-9.
 Abstract
 
Prophylaxis for Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) in non-HIV immunocompromised patients.
Green H, Paul M, Vidal L, Leibovici L. 
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2007 Jul 18;(3):CD005590.
 Abstract

Prevention of Infection Due to Pneumocystis spp. in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-
Negative Immunocompromised Patients.
Rodriguez M, Fishman JA.
Clin Microbiol Rev. 2004 Oct;17(4):770-82.
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