Sharpstone D, Rowbottom A, Francis N and others. A novel therapy for microsporidiosis. Side effects of the treatment included anemia, neutropenia, and elevated serum creatinine. New Screening Program Hoffmann-La Roche also recently started a CMV Retinitis Screening Program, to teach patients at risk for CMV retinitis to recognize symptoms of the disease between doctor visits, so that they can get rapid treatment. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control has started a phone and fax service for information about cryptosporidiosis.
Callers can listen to recorded messages, or receive printed information by fax.
The treatment group showed no statistically significant improvement compared to the control group. The study also found no toxicity from peptide T. Recruiting for this study began in March 1991.