Aerosol Pentamidine for Secondary Prophylaxis of AIDS-related Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study

Preliminary uncontrolled studies (13-17) suggesting that aerosol pentamidine was safer and at least partially effective led us to conduct a randomized, placebo-controlled study to establish its efficacy and safety in the secondary prophylaxis of AIDS-related P. carinii pneumonia