Pulmonary Complications of AIDS

Joseph R. Masci, Peter Nicholas, Damasus S. Jayamanne, Herbert W. Berger, John F. Murray, Charles P. Felton, Stuart M. Garay, Michael S. Gottlieb, Philip C. Hopewell, Diane E. Stover, Alvin S. Teirstein

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Abstract

To the Editor: The report of a workshop of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute on the pulmonary complications of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) (June 21 issue) includes the recommendation that empiric therapy should not be initiated in patients with pulmonary disease until a specific diagnosis is made.* Indeed, the algorithm dictates that patients in whom three attempts to establish the cause of lung disease have been unsuccessful must be simply observed; all empiric antimicrobial therapy must be withheld from even those whose clinical condition is deteriorating, presumably until death occurs. This advice is set forth despite the.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1182-1183
Number of pages2
JournalNew England Journal of Medicine
Volume311
Issue number18
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Nov 1984
Externally publishedYes

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