Official Title
Toxoplasmic Encephalitis in Patients With AIDS. Treatment and Prevention of Relapse
Phase
N/ALead Sponsor
Palo Alto Medical FoundationStudy Type
InterventionalStatus
Completed No Results PostedIndication/Condition
Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral HIV InfectionsIntervention/Treatment
clindamycin pyrimethamine ...Study Participants
NoneTo compare pyrimethamine and intravenous (IV) clindamycin vs. pyrimethamine and sulfonamides in the treatment of AIDS patients with central nervous system (CNS) Toxoplasma gondii.
Exclusion Criteria Co-existing Condition: Patients with the following conditions are excluded: Opportunistic infection (Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP), cryptococcal meningitis) or other conditions (brain abscess) which would make treatment results difficult to interpret due to concurrent infection, disease, or therapy. Patients with other opportunistic infections or brain diseases are excluded. Patients with AIDS and cerebral toxoplasmosis.