Etiology and evaluation of diarrhea in AIDS: A global perspective at the millennium

Table 3 Drugs used in the therapy of diarrhea in AIDS

Condition	Treatment	Dosage	Duration
Cytomegalovirus	Ganciclovir	5 mg/kg, 2/d	2-4 wk
	Foscarnet	90 mg/kg, 2/d	2-4 wk
Herpes simplex	Acyclovir	400-800 mg, 14 d (5/d)
	Foscarnet	60-90 mg/kg, 2/d	14 d
	Valacyclovir	500 mg, 3/d	14 d
	Famciclovir	500 mg, 2/d	7-10 d
Cryptosporidia	No definite therapy	known
	Paromomycin	25-35 mg/kg, 3/d	14-28 d
	Spiramycin	1g, 3/d	14-28 d
	Azithromycin	900 mg, 1/d	14-28 d
	Letrazuril	50-100 mg, 1/d	14-28 d
	Bovine colostrum	50 g, 1/d	14-28 d
Microsporidia
Septata intestinalis	Albendazole	400 mg, 2/d	14-28 d
Enterocystozoon	No definite therapy
	known
	Albendazole	400 mg, 2/d	14-28 d
	Metronidazole	500 mg, 3/d	14-28 d
Isospora belli	TMP-SMX DS	1 tab, 4/d	10-14 d
Cyclospora	TMP-SMX DS	1 tab, 4/d	10-14 d
Giardia lamblia	Metronidazole	500 mg, 3/d	10-14 d
Entamoeba histolytica	Metronidazole	750 mg, 3/d	10-14 d
	Iodoquinol	650 mg, 3/d	10-14 d
MAC	Clarithromycin	500 mg, 2/d	4 wk
EMB, Cipro, RFP
Clostridium difficile	Metronidazole	500 mg, 3/d	10-14 d
	Vancomycin	250 mg, 4/d	10-14 d
Salmonella	Ciprofloxacin	500 mg, 2/d	10-14 d
	TMP-SMX DS	1 tab, 4/d	10-14 d
Shigella	Ciprofloxacin	500 mg, 2/d	10-14 d
	Ampicillin	500 mg, 4/d	10-14 d
Campylobacter	Ciprofloxacin	500 mg, 2/d	10-14 d
	Erythromycin	500 mg, 4/d	7-14 d

RFP = Rifampicin, EMB = Etrhambutol, TMP-SMX = trimethoprim sulphamethoxazole, DS = double strength.