Title | Prophylaxis for human immunodeficiency virus-related Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia: using simulation modeling to inform clinical guidelines. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2002 |
Authors | Goldie, Sue J., Jonathan E. Kaplan, Elena Losina, Milton C. Weinstein, David A. Paltiel, George R. Seage, Donald E. Craven, April D. Kimmel, Hong Zhang, Calvin J. Cohen, and Kenneth A. Freedberg |
Journal | Archives of internal medicine |
Volume | 162 |
Issue | 8 |
Pagination | 921-8 |
Date Published | 2002 Apr 22 |
ISSN | 0003-9926 |
Keywords | AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections, Anti-Infective Agents, Antiprotozoal Agents, Atovaquone, CD4 Lymphocyte Count, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Dapsone, Drug Costs, Humans, Life Expectancy, Models, Theoretical, Naphthoquinones, Pentamidine, Pneumonia, Pneumocystis, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Quality-Adjusted Life Years |
Abstract | Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) have experienced a dramatic decrease in Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP), necessitating reassessment of clinical guidelines for prophylaxis. |
DOI | 10.1111/j.1524-4733.2010.00763.x |
Alternate Journal | Arch. Intern. Med. |