Abstract |
To evaluate the influence of the dose of co-trimoxazole prophylaxis on the risk of toxoplasmosis in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients, we performed a nested case-control study of 32 patients with toxoplasmosis (case patients) and 64 patients without toxoplasmosis (control patients) who were matched by CD4 cell count and Toxoplasma gondii serostatus; these patients were from a cohort of 521 HIV-infected patients who underwent a diagnostic neuroimaging study between March 1993 and January 1997. Twenty-seven (84.4%) of 32 case patients and 33 (51.6%) of 64 control patients received low doses of co-trimoxazole, a finding associated with an adjusted odds ratio (OR) of 9.36 (95% confidence interval [CI], 2.05-42.75) and indicating 89% protective efficacy for high doses. Fifteen (46.9%) of 32 case patients and 16 (25%) of 64 control patients were exposed to rifampin (adjusted OR, 3.38; 95% CI, 1.08-10.61). These results indicate that high doses of co-trimoxazole appear to be more effective than low doses for lowering the risk of toxoplasmosis in HIV-infected patients and that rifampin therapy may reduce the efficacy of co-trimoxazole.
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Authors | E Ribera, A Fernandez-Sola, C Juste, A Rovira, F J Romero, L Armadans-Gil, I Ruiz, I Ocaña, A Pahissa |
Journal | Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
(Clin Infect Dis)
Vol. 29
Issue 6
Pg. 1461-6
(Dec 1999)
ISSN: 1058-4838 [Print] United States |
PMID | 10585796
(Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Controlled Clinical Trial, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Anti-Infective Agents
- Antibiotics, Antitubercular
- Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination
- Rifampin
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Topics |
- AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
(prevention & control)
- Adult
- Animals
- Anti-Infective Agents
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
- Antibiotics, Antitubercular
(therapeutic use)
- Case-Control Studies
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Drug Therapy, Combination
- Encephalitis
(complications, parasitology, prevention & control)
- Female
- HIV Infections
(complications, drug therapy)
- Humans
- Male
- Rifampin
(therapeutic use)
- Toxoplasma
(drug effects)
- Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral
(complications, prevention & control)
- Treatment Outcome
- Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
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