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AIDS and parasitic infections, including Pneumocystis carinii and cryptosporidiosis.

Pediatr Clin North Am. 1985 Aug;32(4):933-52. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/85269428
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.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*COMPLICATIONS/DIAGNOSIS/ THERAPY Adult Age Factors Animal Antibiotics/THERAPEUTIC USE Antiprotozoal Agents/THERAPEUTIC USE Blood Transfusion/ADVERSE EFFECTS Case Report Child Child, Preschool Cryptosporidiosis/DIAGNOSIS/DRUG THERAPY/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/ TRANSMISSION Drug Combinations/THERAPEUTIC USE Female Gamma Globulins/THERAPEUTIC USE Homosexuality Human Infant Male Parasitic Diseases/DIAGNOSIS/DRUG THERAPY/*EPIDEMIOLOGY Pentamidine/THERAPEUTIC USE Pneumonia, Pneumocystis carinii/DIAGNOSIS/DRUG THERAPY/ *EPIDEMIOLOGY Sulfamethoxazole/THERAPEUTIC USE Trimethoprim/THERAPEUTIC USE United States Zoonoses JOURNAL ARTICLE REVIEW

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