• Exp Clin Transplant · Feb 2011

    Case Reports

    Inhaled pentamidine for Pneumocystis jiroveci prophylaxis in a heart transplant recipient with allergy for trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole.

    • Garip Altintas, Adem Ilkay Diken, Ozlem Ercen Diken, Onur Hanedan, and Seref Alp Kucuker.
    • Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, Department Of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ankara, Turkey.
    • Exp Clin Transplant. 2011 Feb 1; 9 (1): 72-3.

    AbstractPneumocystis jiroveci is an important cause of mortality and morbidity among heart transplant recipients. This raises the question of prophylactic treatment for this infection. Trimethoprimsulfamethoxazole is commonly used in P. jiroveci pneumonia prophylaxis with mild to severe adverse effects. We present the use of inhaled pentamidine as P. jiroveci prophylaxis in a patient with an allergy to trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole.

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