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dapsone and Opportunistic Infections

dapsone has been researched along with Opportunistic Infections in 17 studies

Opportunistic Infections: An infection caused by an organism which becomes pathogenic under certain conditions, e.g., during immunosuppression.

Research Excerpts

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"We have treated 113 patients with zidovudine since its licensure, 80 with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and 33 with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related complex."7.67Clinical experience with zidovudine for patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome and acquired immune deficiency syndrome-related complex. ( Gor, D; Helbert, M; Janes, K; Jeffries, DJ; Kocsis, AE; Mitchell, D; Peddle, B; Pinching, AJ; Robinson, D; Stoneham, C, 1989)
"The relative risks of non-specific upper respiratory tract infections were studied in two well matched groups of military recruits to see whether dapsone-pyrimethamine (Maloprim) given as antimalarial prophylaxis was associated with immunosuppression."7.67Risk of acute non-specific upper respiratory tract infections in healthy men taking dapsone-pyrimethamine for prophylaxis against malaria. ( Lau, EY; Lee, PS, 1988)
"We have treated 113 patients with zidovudine since its licensure, 80 with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and 33 with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related complex."3.67Clinical experience with zidovudine for patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome and acquired immune deficiency syndrome-related complex. ( Gor, D; Helbert, M; Janes, K; Jeffries, DJ; Kocsis, AE; Mitchell, D; Peddle, B; Pinching, AJ; Robinson, D; Stoneham, C, 1989)
"The relative risks of non-specific upper respiratory tract infections were studied in two well matched groups of military recruits to see whether dapsone-pyrimethamine (Maloprim) given as antimalarial prophylaxis was associated with immunosuppression."3.67Risk of acute non-specific upper respiratory tract infections in healthy men taking dapsone-pyrimethamine for prophylaxis against malaria. ( Lau, EY; Lee, PS, 1988)
"Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia is a life-threatening complication of diseases and therapies associated with immunosuppression."2.38Pneumocystis carinii: a deadly opportunist. ( Tsou, E; Zackrison, LH, 1991)
" In 2005, the University of Kentucky (UK) Transplant Center implemented a novel dosing regimen of weekly dapsone as an alternative for patients with contraindications or intolerability to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMZ), which remains the drug of choice."1.42Efficacy of once-weekly dapsone dosing for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia prophylaxis post transplantation. ( Au, T; Clifford, TM; Evans, RA; Fugit, AM; Tang, S, 2015)

Research

Studies (17)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19903 (17.65)18.7374
1990's10 (58.82)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's4 (23.53)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Queener, SF1
Malasingam, R1
Ranganathan, D1
Jeyaseelan, L1
Ramanathan, K1
Jacks, M1
Owens, J1
John, GT1
Evans, RA1
Clifford, TM1
Tang, S1
Au, T1
Fugit, AM1
Rizk, N1
Kamiya-Matsuoka, C1
Tremont-Lukats, IW1
Diri, R1
Anwer, F1
Yeager, A1
Krishnadasan, R1
McBride, A1
Palamanda, JR1
Hickman, D1
Ward, A1
Sim, E1
Romkes-Sparks, M1
Unadkat, JD2
Blum, RN1
Miller, LA1
Gaggini, LC1
Cohn, DL1
Mohle-Boetani, J1
Akula, SK1
Holodniy, M1
Katzenstein, D1
Garcia, G1
Hardy, WD2
Slattery, JT1
Gallant, JE1
Hoehn-Saric, E1
Smith, MD1
Zackrison, LH1
Tsou, E1
Pinching, AJ1
Helbert, M1
Peddle, B1
Robinson, D1
Janes, K1
Gor, D1
Jeffries, DJ1
Stoneham, C1
Mitchell, D1
Kocsis, AE1
Lee, PS1
Lau, EY1

Reviews

7 reviews available for dapsone and Opportunistic Infections

ArticleYear
New drug developments for opportunistic infections in immunosuppressed patients: Pneumocystis carinii.
    Journal of medicinal chemistry, 1995, Nov-24, Volume: 38, Issue:24

    Topics: Animals; Drug Design; Humans; Immunosuppression Therapy; Molecular Structure; Opportunistic Infectio

1995
The sulfone syndrome in a patient receiving dapsone prophylaxis for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.
    The Western journal of medicine, 1992, Volume: 156, Issue:3

    Topics: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Adult; Dapsone; Drug Hypersensitivity; Humans; Male; Opportunist

1992
Prophylaxis of AIDS-related opportunistic infections (OIs). Current status and future strategies.
    AIDS clinical review, 1991

    Topics: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Aerosols; Animals; Cryptococcosis; Cytomegalovirus Infections; D

1991
Pneumocystis carinii: a deadly opportunist.
    American family physician, 1991, Volume: 44, Issue:2

    Topics: Biopsy; Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid; Bronchoscopy; Clinical Protocols; Dapsone; Decision Trees; Dia

1991
[Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in HIV infections. Committee of the 1st Consensus Conference of anti-infectious therapy organized in May 1990 in Paris by the Société de Pathologie Infectieuse de Langue Française].
    Revue de pneumologie clinique, 1990, Volume: 46, Issue:4

    Topics: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Aerosols; Clinical Protocols; Dapsone; France; HIV Infections; H

1990
[Consensus conference: pneumocystosis in HIV infections. 1st consensus conference in anti-infection therapeutics organized by "la Société de Pathologie Infectieuse de langue française", May 11, 1990].
    Revue de pneumologie clinique, 1990, Volume: 46, Issue:3

    Topics: Adrenal Cortex Hormones; Dapsone; France; HIV Infections; Humans; Opportunistic Infections; Pentamid

1990
Prophylaxis of AIDS-related opportunistic infections (OIs).
    AIDS clinical review, 1989

    Topics: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Cryptococcosis; Cytomegalovirus Infections; Dapsone; Drug Combin

1989

Trials

2 trials available for dapsone and Opportunistic Infections

ArticleYear
Comparative trial of dapsone versus trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole for primary prophylaxis of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.
    Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes, 1992, Volume: 5, Issue:4

    Topics: Adult; Dapsone; Double-Blind Method; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Follow-Up Studies; HIV Infec

1992
Prophylaxis of AIDS-related opportunistic infections (OIs). Current status and future strategies.
    AIDS clinical review, 1991

    Topics: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Aerosols; Animals; Cryptococcosis; Cytomegalovirus Infections; D

1991

Other Studies

9 other studies available for dapsone and Opportunistic Infections

ArticleYear
An audit of dapsone-associated methaemoglobinaemia in renal transplant recipients.
    Nephrology (Carlton, Vic.), 2014, Volume: 19, Issue:9

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Dapsone; Female; Humans; Kidney Transplantati

2014
Efficacy of once-weekly dapsone dosing for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia prophylaxis post transplantation.
    Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society, 2015, Volume: 17, Issue:6

    Topics: Anti-Infective Agents; Cohort Studies; Dapsone; Humans; Immunosuppressive Agents; Kidney Transplanta

2015
Lower Extremity Edema, Anxiety, and Cyanosis During Chemoradiation Therapy for Glioblastoma.
    JAMA oncology, 2016, Volume: 2, Issue:2

    Topics: Anti-Infective Agents; Anxiety; Brain Neoplasms; Chemoradiotherapy; Cyanosis; Dapsone; Edema; Female

2016
Retrospective review of intravenous pentamidine for Pneumocystis pneumonia prophylaxis in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
    Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society, 2016, Volume: 18, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antifungal Agents; Atovaquone; Child; Child, Preschool; Dapsone; Fem

2016
Dapsone acetylation by human liver arylamine N-acetyltransferases and interaction with antiopportunistic infection drugs.
    Drug metabolism and disposition: the biological fate of chemicals, 1995, Volume: 23, Issue:4

    Topics: Acetylation; Adult; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Arylamine N-Acetyltransferase; Base Sequence; Cloning, Mo

1995
Adverse reactions to co-trimoxazole in HIV infection.
    Lancet (London, England), 1991, Nov-09, Volume: 338, Issue:8776

    Topics: Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; Dapsone; HIV Seropositivity; Humans; Opportunistic Infections; Pneum

1991
Respiratory insufficiency from dapsone-induced methemoglobinemia.
    AIDS (London, England), 1991, Volume: 5, Issue:11

    Topics: Adult; Dapsone; HIV Infections; Humans; Male; Methemoglobinemia; Opportunistic Infections; Pneumonia

1991
Clinical experience with zidovudine for patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome and acquired immune deficiency syndrome-related complex.
    The Journal of infection, 1989, Volume: 18 Suppl 1

    Topics: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Acyclovir; AIDS-Related Complex; Bone Marrow; Brain Diseases; Da

1989
Risk of acute non-specific upper respiratory tract infections in healthy men taking dapsone-pyrimethamine for prophylaxis against malaria.
    British medical journal (Clinical research ed.), 1988, Mar-26, Volume: 296, Issue:6626

    Topics: Acute Disease; Adolescent; Antimalarials; Dapsone; Drug Combinations; Humans; Immunosuppression Ther

1988