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pyrimethamine and Opportunistic Infections

pyrimethamine has been researched along with Opportunistic Infections in 25 studies

Maloprim: contains above 2 cpds

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

Research Excerpts

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"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)
"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)
" Dosage must be adjusted to the results of blood counts."2.38[Usefulness of folinic acid in cytopenia induced by antiparasitic drugs in AIDS patients]. ( Leport, C; Niyongabo, T; Vildé, JL, 1991)
"In patients with AIDS, toxoplasmosis is the most common cause of CNS mass lesions."2.38Toxoplasmosis in AIDS patients. ( Tuazon, CU, 1989)
"The literature on toxoplasmosis in the acquired immune deficiency syndrome is reviewed with reference to more than 140 cases from various centres."2.37Toxoplasmosis and the acquired immune deficiency syndrome. ( Holliman, RE, 1988)
"Patients with cerebral toxoplasmosis have a low risk for subsequently developing P."1.28Treatment for cerebral toxoplasmosis protects against Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in patients with AIDS. The Swiss HIV Cohort Study. ( Chave, JP; Flepp, M; Gabriel, V; Heald, A; Hirschel, B; Malinverni, R; Renold, C; Rüttimann, S; Sugar, A, 1991)
"No relapse was observed in those receiving P/S, but 40% of those treated with P/C relapsed."1.28[Encephalic toxoplasmosis in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. A clinico-radiological study and the therapeutic results in 78 cases]. ( Alvarez, R; Gatell, JM; González-Clemente, JM; Graus, F; Guelar, A; Jiménez de Anta, MT; Mallolas, J; Mercader, JM; Miró, JM; Pedrol, E, 1990)
"Pulmonary toxoplasmosis in AIDS is rare."1.28[Pulmonary toxoplasmosis in AIDS. Report of 3 cases]. ( Bouslama, K; Cabane, J; Gonzalez Canali, G; Imbert, JC; Knani, L; Lebas, J; Varette, C, 1990)

Research

Studies (25)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19906 (24.00)18.7374
1990's14 (56.00)18.2507
2000's3 (12.00)29.6817
2010's2 (8.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Queener, SF2
Piper, JR1
Johnson, CA1
Krauth, CA1
Carter, RL1
Hosmer, CA1
Borotz, SE1
Pfefferkorn, ER1
Lee, PS1
Lau, EY1
Le Clech, L1
Hutin, P1
Le Gal, S1
Guillerm, G1
Miyagi, T1
Itonaga, H1
Aosai, F1
Taguchi, J1
Norose, K1
Mochizuki, K1
Fujii, H1
Furumoto, A1
Ohama, M1
Karimata, K1
Yamanoha, A1
Taniguchi, H1
Sato, S1
Taira, N1
Moriuchi, Y1
Fukushima, T1
Masuzaki, H1
Miyazaki, Y1
Seta, N1
Shimizu, T1
Nawata, M1
Wada, R1
Mori, K1
Sekigawa, I1
Iida, N1
Maeda, M1
Hashimoto, H1
Holtkamp, M1
Okuducu, AF1
Klingebiel, R1
Ploner, CJ1
Baran, DA1
Alwarshetty, MM1
Alvi, S1
Arroyo, LH1
Lubitz, S1
Pinney, S1
Gass, AL1
Zucker, MJ1
Peacock, JE1
Greven, CM1
Cruz, JM1
Hurd, DD1
Hardy, WD2
de Gans, J1
Portegies, P1
Reiss, P1
Troost, D1
van Gool, T1
Lange, JM1
Niyongabo, T2
Leport, C3
Vildé, JL2
Heald, A1
Flepp, M1
Chave, JP1
Malinverni, R1
Rüttimann, S1
Gabriel, V1
Renold, C1
Sugar, A1
Hirschel, B1
Katlama, C1
Tournerie, C1
Raguin, G1
Fernandez-Martin, J1
González-Clemente, JM1
Miró, JM1
Pedrol, E1
Alvarez, R1
Gatell, JM1
Mallolas, J1
Graus, F1
Mercader, JM1
Guelar, A1
Jiménez de Anta, MT1
Lucey, DR1
Lucey, CR1
Knani, L1
Bouslama, K1
Varette, C1
Gonzalez Canali, G1
Cabane, J1
Lebas, J1
Imbert, JC1
Chakroun, M1
Meyohas, MC1
Pelosse, B1
Zazoun, L1
Vacherot, B1
Derouin, F1
Luft, BJ1
Hafner, R1
Tuazon, CU1
Bonaventura, I1
Romero, F1
Ortega, A1
Navarro, C1
Juste, C1
Codina Puiggrós, A1
Wilfert, H1
Tappeiner, G1
Holliman, RE1

Reviews

8 reviews available for pyrimethamine 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
Successful treatment of toxoplasmic encephalitis diagnosed early by polymerase chain reaction after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: two case reports and review of the literature.
    Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society, 2015, Volume: 17, Issue:4

    Topics: Adult; Antiprotozoal Agents; Drug Therapy, Combination; Early Diagnosis; Hematopoietic Stem Cell Tra

2015
Reactivation toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis in patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation: is there a role for chemoprophylaxis?
    Bone marrow transplantation, 1995, Volume: 15, Issue:6

    Topics: Animals; Antibodies, Protozoan; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Antiprotozoal Agents

1995
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
[Usefulness of folinic acid in cytopenia induced by antiparasitic drugs in AIDS patients].
    Presse medicale (Paris, France : 1983), 1991, Oct-26, Volume: 20, Issue:34

    Topics: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Drug Therapy, Combination; Folic Acid; Hematologic Diseases; Hum

1991
Prophylaxis of AIDS-related opportunistic infections (OIs).
    AIDS clinical review, 1989

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

1989
Toxoplasmosis in AIDS patients.
    The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 1989, Volume: 23 Suppl A

    Topics: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Animals; Drug Therapy, Combination; Humans; Mice; Opportunistic

1989
Toxoplasmosis and the acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
    The Journal of infection, 1988, Volume: 16, Issue:2

    Topics: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Africa; Animals; Antibodies, Protozoan; Drug Combinations; Human

1988

Trials

2 trials available for pyrimethamine and Opportunistic Infections

ArticleYear
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
Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of clindamycin plus pyrimethamine for induction and maintenance therapy of toxoplasmic encephalitis in AIDS.
    European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology, 1991, Volume: 10, Issue:3

    Topics: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Clindamycin; Drug Therapy, Combination; Encephalitis; Humans; Op

1991

Other Studies

16 other studies available for pyrimethamine and Opportunistic Infections

ArticleYear
Lipophilic antifolates as agents against opportunistic infections. 1. Agents superior to trimetrexate and piritrexim against Toxoplasma gondii and Pneumocystis carinii in in vitro evaluations.
    Journal of medicinal chemistry, 1996, Mar-15, Volume: 39, Issue:6

    Topics: Animals; Anti-Infective Agents; Folic Acid Antagonists; Opportunistic Infections; Pneumocystis; Pneu

1996
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
Skin nodules in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
    BMJ case reports, 2014, Jan-09, Volume: 2014

    Topics: Adolescent; Amphotericin B; Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation; Dermatomycoses; Diagnosis, Differe

2014
A possible novel mechanism of opportunistic infection in systemic lupus erythematosus, based on a case of toxoplasmic encephalopathy.
    Rheumatology (Oxford, England), 2002, Volume: 41, Issue:9

    Topics: Adult; Animals; Anti-Infective Agents; Antibodies, Protozoan; Cerebral Cortex; Drug Combinations; Fe

2002
Cerebral toxoplasmosis in a patient with common variable immunodeficiency.
    Neurology, 2004, Dec-14, Volume: 63, Issue:11

    Topics: Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune; Antibodies, Protozoan; Antiprotozoal Agents; Biopsy; Brain; Central N

2004
Is toxoplasmosis prophylaxis necessary in cardiac transplantation? Long-term follow-up at two transplant centers.
    The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 2006, Volume: 25, Issue:11

    Topics: Adult; Anti-Infective Agents; Antiprotozoal Agents; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Graft Rejection; Hear

2006
Pyrimethamine alone as maintenance therapy for central nervous system toxoplasmosis in 38 patients with AIDS.
    Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes, 1992, Volume: 5, Issue:2

    Topics: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Adult; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Humans; Male; Opportun

1992
Treatment for cerebral toxoplasmosis protects against Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in patients with AIDS. The Swiss HIV Cohort Study.
    Annals of internal medicine, 1991, Nov-15, Volume: 115, Issue:10

    Topics: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Adult; Aged; Clindamycin; Cohort Studies; Drug Therapy, Combinat

1991
Long-term follow-up of patients with AIDS on maintenance therapy for toxoplasmosis.
    European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology, 1991, Volume: 10, Issue:3

    Topics: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Clindamycin; Drug Therapy, Combination; Encephalitis; Follow-Up

1991
[Encephalic toxoplasmosis in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. A clinico-radiological study and the therapeutic results in 78 cases].
    Medicina clinica, 1990, Oct-13, Volume: 95, Issue:12

    Topics: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Acute Disease; Biopsy; Brain; Brain Diseases; Clindamycin; Drug

1990
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
[Pulmonary toxoplasmosis in AIDS. Report of 3 cases].
    Annales de medecine interne, 1990, Volume: 141, Issue:5

    Topics: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Adult; Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid; Drug Therapy, Combination;

1990
[Ocular toxoplasmosis in AIDS].
    Annales de medecine interne, 1990, Volume: 141, Issue:5

    Topics: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Adult; Brain Diseases; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Opportunistic

1990
Toxoplasmic encephalitis.
    AIDS (London, England), 1990, Volume: 4, Issue:6

    Topics: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Drug Combinations; Encephalitis; Humans; Opportunistic Infection

1990
[Cerebral toxoplasmosis in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Study of the clinical, radiological, and pathological findings in 10 cases].
    Medicina clinica, 1988, May-28, Volume: 91, Issue:1

    Topics: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Brain Abscess; Brain Diseases; Humans; Opportunistic Infections;

1988
[Toxoplasma infection in dermatomyositis].
    Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift fur Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete, 1988, Volume: 39, Issue:10

    Topics: Adult; Dermatomyositis; Diagnosis, Differential; Drug Therapy, Combination; Erythema Multiforme; Fem

1988