Prophylaxis for Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Related Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia: Using Simulation Modeling to Inform Clinical Guidelines
Goldie SJ, Kaplan JE, Losina E, Weinstein MC, Paltiel AD, Seage GR, Craven DE, Kimmel AD, Zhang H, Cohen CJ, Freedberg KA. Prophylaxis for Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Related Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia: Using Simulation Modeling to Inform Clinical Guidelines. JAMA Internal Medicine 2002, 162: 921-928. PMID: 11966344, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.162.8.921.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAIDS-Related Opportunistic InfectionsAnti-Infective AgentsAntiprotozoal AgentsAtovaquoneCD4 Lymphocyte CountCost-Benefit AnalysisDapsoneDrug CostsHumansLife ExpectancyModels, TheoreticalNaphthoquinonesPentamidinePneumonia, PneumocystisPractice Guidelines as TopicQuality-Adjusted Life YearsConceptsQuality-adjusted life yearsCD4 cell countQuality-adjusted life expectancyPneumocystis carinii pneumoniaCD4 cell count increasePCP prophylaxisCell count increaseCell countCarinii pneumoniaClinical guidelinesCD4 cell count criteriaInitial CD4 cell countCD4 lymphocyte countPrimary PCP prophylaxisActive antiretroviral therapyCohort of HIVHuman immunodeficiency virusTMP/SMXCount increaseAntiretroviral therapyLymphocyte countHIV infectionImmunodeficiency virusTrimethoprim-sulfamethoxazoleProphylaxis