Mycophenolate mofetil may protect against Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in renal transplanted patients Micofenolato mofetil pode proteger contra a pneumonia por Pneumocystis carinii em transplantados renais
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) is usually prevented in transplanted patients by prophylactic trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazol (TMS). Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) has been shown to have a strong protective effect against PCP in rats. This effect is also suggested in humans by the absence of PCP in p...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2005-06-01
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| Series: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652005000300005 |