AIDS and parasitic infections, including Pneumocystis carinii and cryptosporidiosis.

Pediatric clinics of North America ·Vol. 32 ·No. 4 ·1985-08-00 ·Pages 933-52

Berkowitz CD

Abstract

AIDS is a disorder that the pediatrician must consider when evaluating children with a variety of clinical conditions, including overwhelming infection with a number of parasites. This article discusses these opportunistic parasitic infections, focusing on their link with AIDS.

MeSH Terms

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/complications,diagnosis,therapy Adult Age Factors Animals Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use Antiprotozoal Agents/therapeutic use Child Child, Preschool Cryptosporidiosis/diagnosis,drug therapy,epidemiology,transmission Drug Combinations/therapeutic use Female Homosexuality Humans Infant Male Parasitic Diseases/diagnosis,drug therapy,epidemiology Pentamidine/therapeutic use Pneumonia, Pneumocystis/diagnosis,drug therapy,epidemiology Sulfamethoxazole/therapeutic use Transfusion Reaction Trimethoprim/therapeutic use Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination United States Zoonoses gamma-Globulins/therapeutic use

Chemicals

Anti-Bacterial Agents Antiprotozoal Agents Drug Combinations gamma-Globulins Pentamidine Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination Trimethoprim Sulfamethoxazole

Authors & Affiliations

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Berkowitz C D

Article Info

Journal

Pediatric clinics of North America

Abbr.

Pediatr Clin North Am

ISSN

0031-3955

DOI

10.1016/s0031-3955(16)34863-5

Published

1985-08-00

Pages

933-52

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

0401126

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1016/s0031-3955(16)34863-5 View journal details

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