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Treatment of toxoplasmosis of the central nervous system with the combination sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim: report of 10 cases

Toxoplasmosis is the most frequent parasitic infection of the CNS in the immunocompromised host. When promptly treated with the sulfadiazine-pyrimethamine combination patients with cerebral toxoplasmosis characteristically respond with clear clinical and CT improvement within 1-2 weeks. We report the results achieved with the combination sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim, and conclude that both combinations have similar effects in the treatment of CNS toxoplasmosis.


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