The Safety and Effectiveness of Methylprednisolone in the Treatment of Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia (PCP) in Children With AIDS

Summary

To determine the effect of methylprednisolone on respiratory failure in HIV-infected patients with presumed or confirmed pneumocystis carinii pneumonia who are stratified for presence or absence of respiratory failure at the time of randomization to the study.

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• Background National Institutes of Health-University of California Expert Panel for Corticosteroids as Adjunctive Therapy for Pneumocystis Pneumonia. Consensus statement on the use of corticosteroids as adjunctive therapy for pneumocystis pneumonia in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. N Engl J Med. 1990 Nov 22;323(21):1500-4. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199011223232131. No abstract available.

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