A 73-year-old man developed aseptic meningitis during treatment with cotrimoxazole for skin infection and naproxen for lumbar spinal stenosis [dosages and routes not stated; not all durations of treatments to reaction onset stated].Reactions Weekly...
such as elderly patients and when high dose of co-trimoxazole are given for a prolonged period. Drug should be discontinued at first appearance of skin rash. Exercise caution when treating patients with severe hepatic parenchymal damage. It should be given with caution in patients with severe alle...
Adverse reaction consisted of leukopenia (two cases) and skin rash (three cases) which led to the discontinuation of the drug in one case. These results suggest that a randomized, controlled clinical trial should be carried out comparing cotrimoxazole versus sulfadiazine-pyrimethamine in AIDS ...
But it is much less common now as a result of effective HIV treatment, the use of PCP prophylaxis, and better treatments for people who do develop PCP. Cotrimoxazole also reduces the risk of toxoplasmosis, an infection that can affect the brain. In parts of the world affected by malaria,...
in parenteral form and administered once a day at a dose of 6–8mg/kg in theabsenceof renal dysfunction, which makes it suitable for outpatient treatment. The efficacy of daptomycin has been assessed byclinical trialsfor treating osteoarticular, skin andsoft tissue infections(Jugunet al., 2013)...
For a mention of the use of co-trimox- azole in the treatment of Blastocystis hominis infection, see p.823. Cyclosporiasis. Patients with Cyclospora infection (p.824) have responded to treatment with co-trimoxazole.1-3 1. Pape JW, et al. Cyclospora infection in adults infected with HIV: ...
even in patients with severe renal impairment. A single dose is often effective in uncomplicated bacterial cystitis. It is also effective in the prophylaxis of urinary tract infection. For these indications it is at least as effective as ampicillin, amoxycillin, cephalosporins or other commonly used...
Cotrimoxazole should not be given to newborn babies under 6 weeks old except for Pneumocystis jiroveci (P.carinii) infection.Adverse Effects:Stop taking the tablets and contact a doctor at once if you get a skin rash, or severe allergic reaction such as swelling of the fac...
The combination trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole (co-trimoxazole) is used clinically for the treatment of a variety of infections due to Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms; particularly for urinary and respiratory tract infections. While both trimethoprim and sulphamethoxazole are mainly bacteriostatic...
Some countries only allow doctors to prescribe co-trimoxazole when it will be the most effective drug for the medical condition. Byindemnifyme— On Nov 07, 2011 I'm allergic to penicillin, so when I get a urinary tract infection, I usually take co-trimoxazole. It works fine, but I have...