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Study
Condition:
Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia (PCP) Prophylaxis in Adult Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) Patients
Journal:
BMC infectious diseases
Treatment Used:
Intravenous Pentamidine (IVP)
Number of Patients:
187
Published —
June 07, 2020
This study evaluated the effectiveness and tolerability of intravenous pentamidine (IVP) prophylaxis for pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) in patients who had undergone hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).
Latest Advance
Study
Condition:
HIV and Cerebral Toxoplasmosis
Journal:
Antiviral research
Treatment Used:
Sulfadiazine-Pyrimethamine and Bictegravir/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Alafenamide (BIC/FTC/TAF)
Number of Patients:
1
Published —
January 27, 2020
This case study discusses a patient with HIV (infection affecting the immune system transmitted by contact with infected body fluids) who was admitted to the hospital with cerebral toxoplasmosis (an opportunistic, parasitic infection of the brain often associated with HIV/AIDS) and treated with bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (a fixed dose combination drug for the treatment of HIV/AIDS; BIC/FTC/TAF) to analyze the effects of this treatment on patients with cerebral toxoplasmosis.
Latest Advance
Study
Condition:
HIV-infected patients presenting with acute AIDS-defining events
Journal:
AIDS research and therapy
Treatment Used:
Immediate versus deferred antiretroviral therapy
Number of Patients:
61
Published —
November 16, 2019
The study compared immediate versus delayed antiretroviral treatment (anti-HIV medication) for HIV-infected patients presenting with acute AIDS-defining events.
Latest Advance
Study
Condition:
Severe Ocular Toxoplasmosis
Journal:
Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia
Treatment Used:
Intravitreal Clindamycin
Number of Patients:
0
Published —
October 15, 2019
This study presented a bilateral ocular toxoplasmosis in a sulfamide allergic patient with unilateral activation.
Latest Advance
Study
Condition:
Toxoplasma Gondii-Induced Brachial Plexus Neuropathy after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (alloHSCT)
Journal:
Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society
Treatment Used:
6 Weeks Pyrimethamine, Sulfadiazine, and Levofolinic Acid
Number of Patients:
1
Published —
August 09, 2019
This case report discusses a patient with acute myeloid leukemiadiagnosed with brachial plexus neuropathy, induced by Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) 17 days after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT).
Latest Advance
Study
Condition:
Ocular Toxoplasmosis Including Pregnant Women
Journal:
Current opinion in infectious diseases
Treatment Used:
Anti-Toxoplasma Therapy
Number of Patients:
0
Published —
July 18, 2019
This review discussed available information on the effectiveness of anti-toxoplasma therapy for ocular toxoplasmosis to provide clinicians with a practical approach to the disease.
Latest Advance
Study
Condition:
Necrotizing Retinitis with Epstein-Barr Virus-Positive Ocular Fluid
Journal:
Ocular immunology and inflammation
Treatment Used:
Intravitreal Methotrexate Injection
Number of Patients:
1
Published —
July 04, 2019
This case report describes a patient with necrotizing retinitis with Epstein-Barr virus-positive ocular fluid that was treated using intravitreal methotrexate injection.
Latest Advance
Study
Condition:
Ocular Toxoplasmosis (OT)
Journal:
Ocular immunology and inflammation
Treatment Used:
Trimethoprim plus Sulfamethoxazole followed by Pyrimethamine plus Sulfadiazine
Number of Patients:
1200
Published —
February 27, 2019
This chart review evaluated the effectiveness of treatments for ocular toxoplasmosis (parasitic eye infection; OT).
Latest Advance
Study
Condition:
Cataract Surgery for Eyes with Small Pupils
Journal:
Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia
Treatment Used:
Canabrava Ring
Number of Patients:
29
Published —
June 21, 2018
This study evaluated the outcomes of the first cataract surgeries performed with a new disposable, injector-free, small-pupil expansion device.
Latest Advance
Study
Condition:
Prenatal Toxoplasmosis
Journal:
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
Treatment Used:
Prenatal Therapy with Pyrimethamine plus Sulfadiazine vs. Spiramycin
Number of Patients:
143
Published —
June 06, 2018
This study compared the effectiveness and tolerance of pyrimethamine + sulfadiazine vs spiramycin to reduce placental transmission of toxoplasmosis (parasitic infection).
Latest Advance
Study
Condition:
Premature Infants With Parenteral Nutrition-associated Cholestasis
Journal:
Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
Treatment Used:
copper suppmentation
Number of Patients:
24
Published —
March 13, 2018
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effect of intermittent parenteral copper supplementation on serum copper status and biochemical and hematological measures of copper toxicity and deficiency in premature infants with parenteral nutrition-associated cholestasis.
Latest Advance
Study
Condition:
Fanconi Anemia
Journal:
Biology of blood and marrow transplantation : journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Treatment Used:
Haploidentical Bone Marrow plus post-transplant cyclophosphamide (PT-CY)
Number of Patients:
60
Published —
November 12, 2016
This study evaluated the effects of haploidentical bone marrow transplantation plus post-transplant cyclophosphamide (PT-CY) in patients with Fancoi anemia.
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