Therapy (TB)
Ribavirin Has Role in HIV Associated Pneumonia
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, November 10th, 1997
Adenoviruses are common pathogens associated with severe infections in immunosuppressed hosts, and particularly in patients with secondary immunodeficiencies, such as transplant recipients, cancer patients undergoing immunosuppressive chemotherapy, and HIV infected patients. The outcome is usually fatal unless the cause of immunosuppression can be interrupted.
Ribavirin is a broad-spectrum purine nucleoside analog antiviral agent that is structurally related to guanosine and has been shown to be active in vitro against a wide range of DNA and...
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