Falla de la profilaxis con cotrimoxazol para la neumonía por Pneumocystis jiroveci con el uso concomitante de leucovorina: Reporte de un caso / Failure of cotrimoxazole prophylaxis for Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia with concomitant use of leucovorin: Case report
Rev. chil. infectol
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29(5): 572-572, oct. 2012.
Article
in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
The concomitant use of leucovorin and cotrimoxazole in PCP can lead to therapeutic failure and increased risk of death due to antagonism. It is important to keep this possible antagonistic interaction in mind even during prophylaxis. This paper presents a case with this failure outcome.
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Main subject:
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis
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Vitamin B Complex
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Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination
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Leucovorin
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Pneumocystis carinii
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Anti-Infective Agents
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. chil. infectol
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital San Borja Arriarán/CL
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