Mycophenolate mofetil may protect against Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in renal transplanted patients Micofenolato mofetil pode proteger contra a pneumonia por Pneumocystis carinii em transplantados renais

Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) is usually prevented in transplanted patients by prophylactic trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazol (TMS). Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) has been shown to have a strong protective effect against PCP in rats. This effect is also suggested in humans by the absence of PCP in p...

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Main Authors: Luiz Sergio Azevedo, Maria Cristina R. Castro, Flavio J. Paula, Luiz Estevam Ianhez, Elias David-Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2005-06-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652005000300005