Sulfa Use, Dihydropteroate Synthase Mutations, and Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia

Sulfa Use, Dihydropteroate Synthase Mutations, and Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia

A systematic review was conducted to examine the associations in Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) patients between dihydropteroate synthase (DHPS) mutations and sulfa or sulfone (sulfa) prophylaxis and between DHPS mutations and sulfa treatment outcome. Selection criteria included study popula...

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Main Authors: Cheryl R. Stein, Charles Poole, Powel Kazanjian, Steven R Meshnick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
dihydropteroate synthase
meta-analysis
Pneumocystis
Pneumocystis carinii
trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole combination (sulfa drugs)
treatment failure
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/10/04-0362_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/10/04-0362_article

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