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pentamidine and Communicable Diseases

pentamidine has been researched along with Communicable Diseases in 3 studies

Pentamidine: Antiprotozoal agent effective in trypanosomiasis, leishmaniasis, and some fungal infections; used in treatment of PNEUMOCYSTIS pneumonia in HIV-infected patients. It may cause diabetes mellitus, central nervous system damage, and other toxic effects.
pentamidine : A diether consisting of pentane-1,5-diol in which both hydroxyl hydrogens have been replaced by 4-amidinophenyl groups. A trypanocidal drug that is used for treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis and Chagas disease.

Communicable Diseases: An illness caused by an infectious agent or its toxins that occurs through the direct or indirect transmission of the infectious agent or its products from an infected individual or via an animal, vector or the inanimate environment to a susceptible animal or human host.

Research

Studies (3)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19901 (33.33)18.7374
1990's2 (66.67)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
FERREIRA, FS1
de ALMEIDA, CL1
PINTO, AR1
De Groof, D1
Bruneel, H1
Mungoma, K1
Ruppol, JF1
Lucey, DR1
Lucey, CR1

Other Studies

3 other studies available for pentamidine and Communicable Diseases

ArticleYear
[Results of pentamidine chemoprophylaxis; changes in the population contagion index and the Glossina infestation index].
    Anais do Instituto de Medicina Tropical, 1950, Volume: 7

    Topics: Animals; Chemoprevention; Communicable Diseases; Glossinidae; Parasitic Diseases; Pentamidine; Trypa

1950
[A strategy to control Trypanosomiasis due to Trypanosoma brucei gambiense in an endemic region of Zaire. Association of a serological test and early treatment of suspected cases. Preliminary results].
    Bulletin de la Societe de pathologie exotique (1990), 1993, Volume: 86, Issue:4

    Topics: Agglutination Tests; Animals; Clinical Protocols; Communicable Disease Control; Communicable Disease

1993
Infectious disease emergencies in persons with HIV/AIDS: an update.
    The Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society, 1990, Volume: 87, Issue:4

    Topics: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Amphotericin B; Clindamycin; Communicable Diseases; Fluconazole;

1990