Chemotherapy of African AIDS diarrhoea: a preliminary study

AIDS
P Kelly, A Buve

Abstract

To determine whether combined chemotherapy with tinidazole, thiabendazole and cotrimoxazole is more effective than placebo in treatment of AIDS diarrhoea in Zambia. Single-blind prospective comparison in consecutive patients, randomized alternately to placebo or chemotherapy. A district hospital in Zambia. Sixty-four HIV-seropositive patients with chronic diarrhoea were considered for inclusion in the study. Of these, 25 patients were not eligible for randomization (in 13 cases because of spontaneous remission); 11 were randomized, but excluded from the analysis (seven failed to attend for a scheduled visit and four died), leaving 28 patients who completed the study. Proportion of diarrhoea-free days in the 7 days following treatment, as determined by daily stool counts. There were 38 diarrhoea-free days out of 89 (43%) in the placebo group, and 39 out of 72 (54%) in the chemotherapy group; this difference was not statistically significant. The high level of spontaneous remission probably indicates a natural fluctuation in stool frequency and demonstrates the need for placebo-controlled studies in any assessment of therapy for AIDS diarrhoea. Our findings do not allow us to conclude that the chemotherapy used is ineffective, si...Continue Reading

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Feb 12, 1999·Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology : Official Publication of the International Retrovirology Association·K S BabooA Zumla
Jul 11, 2007·HIV Clinical Trials·Jill TinmouthRichard Glazier

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