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Continued therapeutic improvements for OIs. Clearinghouse, AIDS Newsletter Database, P.O. Box 6003, Rockville, MD 20849-6003. 800-458-5231 ext. 5714.

AIDS Clin Care. 1996 Sep;8(9):74. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE AIDS/96701857
Currier J

Abstract: Several presentations at the Vancouver International Conference on AIDS reported continued improvements in the treatment of opportunistic infections. New and ongoing studies for MAC were reported, including one that alerted clinicians to the dangers of using high-dose clarithromycin for therapy. PCP, for which there are effective prophylactic therapies, continues to be the most common of the opportunistic infections, and studies show low survival rates for patients who require ICU stays of longer than 2 weeks. Evidence continues to show that Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) may be a variation of herpes, another opportunistic infection.
Keywords: AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/DRUG THERAPY Herpesviridae Infections/DRUG THERAPY Human Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection/DRUG THERAPY Pneumonia, Pneumocystis carinii/DRUG THERAPY Sarcoma, Kaposi's/DRUG THERAPY/VIROLOGY NEWSLETTER ARTICLE MEETING REPORT
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