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PNEUMOPENT [1 record]

Record 1 2011-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
OBS

PENTACARINAT. Rhône-Poulenc Rorer. Pentamidine Isethionate. Antiparasitic Agent. Aerosolized pentamidine and pentamidine injection are used for the prevention of P. carinii pneumonia (PCP) in high-risk, HIV-infected patients defined by one or both of the following criteria: i) a history of one or more episodes of PCP; ii) a peripheral CD4+ (T4 helper/inducer) lymphocyte count less than or equal to 200/mm3 or CD4 less than 20% of lymphocyte count.

Key term(s)
  • aerosolized pentamidine

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
OBS

Antiprotozoaire administré en inhalation ou en injection pour la prévention de la pneumonie à P. carinii (PPC) chez les sujets HIV-positifs, tels que définis par l'un des critères suivants ou les deux : antécédents d'un ou de plusieurs épisodes de PPC; numération lymphocytaire des cellules CD4 + périphérique (cellules T auxiliaires) inférieure ou égale à 200/mm [cube] ou taux de CD4 inférieur à 20 % du nombre total de lymphocytes. Il est également administré en perfusion i.v. et en injection i.m.

Key term(s)
  • pentamidine IV
  • pentamidine par voie intraveineuse
  • pentamidine en aérosol

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicamentos
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