A prospective Comparison of Porta-Sonic and Fisoneb Ultrasonic Nebulizers for Administering Aerosol Pentamidine

Andrew McIvor; Diane Flood; Leslie Lee-Pack; Anita Rachlis; Philip Berger; Charles K Chan; Kim Favell; Carmen Lewis; Margaret Moore; Mustafa Rawji; the Toronto Aerosolized Pentamidine Study (TAPS) group

doi:10.1155/1994/202153

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases (Jan 1994)

A prospective Comparison of Porta-Sonic and Fisoneb Ultrasonic Nebulizers for Administering Aerosol Pentamidine

Andrew McIvor,
Diane Flood,
Leslie Lee-Pack,
Anita Rachlis,
Philip Berger,
Charles K Chan,
Kim Favell,
Carmen Lewis,
Margaret Moore,
Mustafa Rawji,
the Toronto Aerosolized Pentamidine Study (TAPS) group

Affiliations

Andrew McIvor: Department of Medicine, The Wellesley and Princess Margaret Hospitals and the Sunnybrook Medical Centre, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Diane Flood: Department of Medicine, The Wellesley and Princess Margaret Hospitals and the Sunnybrook Medical Centre, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Leslie Lee-Pack: Department of Medicine, The Wellesley and Princess Margaret Hospitals and the Sunnybrook Medical Centre, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Anita Rachlis: Department of Medicine, The Wellesley and Princess Margaret Hospitals and the Sunnybrook Medical Centre, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Philip Berger: Department of Medicine, The Wellesley and Princess Margaret Hospitals and the Sunnybrook Medical Centre, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Charles K Chan: Department of Medicine, The Wellesley and Princess Margaret Hospitals and the Sunnybrook Medical Centre, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Kim Favell: Department of Medicine, The Wellesley and Princess Margaret Hospitals and the Sunnybrook Medical Centre, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Carmen Lewis: Department of Medicine, The Wellesley and Princess Margaret Hospitals and the Sunnybrook Medical Centre, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Margaret Moore: Department of Medicine, The Wellesley and Princess Margaret Hospitals and the Sunnybrook Medical Centre, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Mustafa Rawji: Department of Medicine, The Wellesley and Princess Margaret Hospitals and the Sunnybrook Medical Centre, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
the Toronto Aerosolized Pentamidine Study (TAPS) group: Department of Medicine, The Wellesley and Princess Margaret Hospitals and the Sunnybrook Medical Centre, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/1994/202153
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 2
pp. 62 – 66

Abstract

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Objective: To report patient acceptability and overall therapeutic effectiveness of two different ultrasonic nebulizers, Fisoneb and Porta-sonic, for the administration of aerosol pentamidine for Pneumocysitis carinii prophylaxis in human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)-infected individuals.

Published in Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1180-2332 (Print)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
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