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

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.

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Main Authors: 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
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 1994-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1994/202153
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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
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Philip Berger
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Mustafa Rawji
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spelling doaj-art-b30c3324de854757a6dbc718d4e2b8a02025-08-20T02:23:27ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases1180-23321994-01-0152626610.1155/1994/202153A prospective Comparison of Porta-Sonic and Fisoneb Ultrasonic Nebulizers for Administering Aerosol PentamidineAndrew McIvor0Diane Flood1Leslie Lee-Pack2Anita Rachlis3Philip Berger4Charles K Chan5Kim Favell6Carmen Lewis7Margaret Moore8Mustafa Rawji9the Toronto Aerosolized Pentamidine Study (TAPS) group10Department of Medicine, The Wellesley and Princess Margaret Hospitals and the Sunnybrook Medical Centre, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, The Wellesley and Princess Margaret Hospitals and the Sunnybrook Medical Centre, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, The Wellesley and Princess Margaret Hospitals and the Sunnybrook Medical Centre, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, The Wellesley and Princess Margaret Hospitals and the Sunnybrook Medical Centre, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, The Wellesley and Princess Margaret Hospitals and the Sunnybrook Medical Centre, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, The Wellesley and Princess Margaret Hospitals and the Sunnybrook Medical Centre, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, The Wellesley and Princess Margaret Hospitals and the Sunnybrook Medical Centre, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, The Wellesley and Princess Margaret Hospitals and the Sunnybrook Medical Centre, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, The Wellesley and Princess Margaret Hospitals and the Sunnybrook Medical Centre, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, The Wellesley and Princess Margaret Hospitals and the Sunnybrook Medical Centre, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, The Wellesley and Princess Margaret Hospitals and the Sunnybrook Medical Centre, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaObjective: 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1994/202153
spellingShingle 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
A prospective Comparison of Porta-Sonic and Fisoneb Ultrasonic Nebulizers for Administering Aerosol Pentamidine
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
title A prospective Comparison of Porta-Sonic and Fisoneb Ultrasonic Nebulizers for Administering Aerosol Pentamidine
title_full A prospective Comparison of Porta-Sonic and Fisoneb Ultrasonic Nebulizers for Administering Aerosol Pentamidine
title_fullStr A prospective Comparison of Porta-Sonic and Fisoneb Ultrasonic Nebulizers for Administering Aerosol Pentamidine
title_full_unstemmed A prospective Comparison of Porta-Sonic and Fisoneb Ultrasonic Nebulizers for Administering Aerosol Pentamidine
title_short A prospective Comparison of Porta-Sonic and Fisoneb Ultrasonic Nebulizers for Administering Aerosol Pentamidine
title_sort prospective comparison of porta sonic and fisoneb ultrasonic nebulizers for administering aerosol pentamidine
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1994/202153
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