Effectiveness of low-dose cotrimoxazole prophylaxis against Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia after renal and/or pancreas transplantation

Effectiveness of low-dose contrimoxazole

Effectiveness of low-dose contrimoxazole prophylaxis againstPneumocystis cariniipneumonia after renal and/or pancreas transplantation

✍ Carl-Gustaf Elinder; Jan Andersson; Gunilla Bolinder; Gunnar Tydén 📂 Article 📅 1992 🏛 Springer 🌐 English ⚖ 409 KB

We retrospectively examined the effectiveness of prophylaxis with cotrimoxazole in preventing Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in recipients of kidney and combined kidney-pancreas transplants between 1985 and 1989. Cotrimoxazole prophylaxis (480 mg daily or 300 mg/m2), when used, was started within 2