Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor G-CSF in AIDS patients with leukocytes less than or equal to 1.0 x 10 to the ninth power/L. (Research Report)

AUTHORS: B. Goran, S. Grutzmeier, B. Lund and E. Sandstrom. Department of Dermatology, South Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.

According to an abstract submitted by the authors to the VIII International Conference on AIDS, held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, July 19-24, 1992, "Issues: AIDS patients, that are treated with chemotherapy for Kaposi's sarcoma and Ganciclovir/DHPG for CMV-retinitis often get severe neutropenia, that limits the treatment and increases the incidence of bacterial infections. Can treatment with G-CSF increase white blood cell count WBC, lower the incidence of bacterial infections in these patients? Which dose of G-CSF is optimal in these …