Combination of Clindamycin and Azithromycin as Alternative Treatment for Toxoplasma gondii Encephalitis

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Shiojiri, Daisuke ; Kinai, Ei ; Teruya, Katsuji ; Kikuchi, Yoshimi ; Oka, Shinichi
• Description:
  Current standard therapies for toxoplasmic encephalitis often cause severe adverse events. A 57-year-old HIV-positive man in Japan who had toxoplasmic encephalitis but was intolerant to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, pyrimethamine, sulfadiazine, and atovaquone was successfully treated with the combination of clindamycin and azithromycin. This drug combination can be an alternative treatment for this condition.
• Subjects:
  Alternative Treatment Azithromycin Clindamycin Combination Of Clindamycin And Azithromycin As Alternative Treatment For Toxoplasma Gondii Encephalitis HIV Japan Meningitis/encephalitis Parasites Research Letter Toxoplasma Gondii Toxoplasmic Encephalitis

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 25(4):841-843
• Pubmed ID:
  30882331
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6433045
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  25
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:75f5b4989859b368f3b7223023760bb80f4a8d6a1c8e3e953715cacc2c5ad0b6
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/77160/cdc_77160_DS1.pdf
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