AZITHROMYCIN FOR TREATMENT OF SEVERE CRYPTOSPORIDIUM DIARRHEA IN 2 CHILDREN WITH CANCER

Authors
VARGAS SL SHENEP JL FLYNN PM PUI CH SANTANA VM HUGHES WT
Citation
Sl. Vargas et al., AZITHROMYCIN FOR TREATMENT OF SEVERE CRYPTOSPORIDIUM DIARRHEA IN 2 CHILDREN WITH CANCER, The Journal of pediatrics, 123(1), 1993, pp. 154-156
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
The Journal of pediatrics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223476
Volume
123
Issue
1
Year of publication
1993
Pages
154 - 156
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3476(1993)123:1<154:AFTOSC>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
Two children with cancer received azithromycin for Cryptosporidium-ass ociated diarrhea that was unresponsive to supportive care. One child h ad choleriform diarrhea requiring daily fluid replacement of up to 65% of his total body weight; the other had protracted diarrhea and wasti ng. In both cases, administration of azithromycin was followed by prom pt clinical improvement.