Gene/Protein
Disease
Symptom
Drug
Enzyme
Compound
Pivot Concepts:
Gene/Protein
Disease
Symptom
Drug
Enzyme
Compound
Target Concepts:
Gene/Protein
Disease
Symptom
Drug
Enzyme
Compound
Query: UMLS:C0026916 (
MAC
)
5,226
document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
Data have shown that neutropenia is a risk factor for severe bacterial infections. Two trials were done in HIV-infected patients to study the effect of
Filgrastim
on neutropenia and the incidence of severe bacterial infections. The incidence of
Mycobacterium avium complex
(
MAC
) infection in this setting was also evaluated. This paper reviews the results of these two studies, which suggest that
Filgrastim
is safe and effective in preventing severe neutropenia in patients with advanced HIV infection.
...
PMID:Clinical experience with Filgrastim in AIDS. 1059 31
