Objective: To determine the effect of standard-dose trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole on
serum potassium concentration in hospitalized patients. Design: Prospective chart review …

Objective: To determine the effect of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (Tmp-Smx) on serum
potassium concentration. Design: Retrospective cohort study. Setting: An urban teaching …

A prospective, randomized clinical study was undertaken to determine the effect of standard-
dose trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole combination treatment on serum potassium …

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Objectives: 1) To determine the incidence and severity of hyperkalemia during trimethoprim
therapy. 2) To test the hypothesis that trimethoprim inhibits renal potassium excretion by …

Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole is a frequently prescribed antibiotic with a wide spectrum of
antimicrobial activity. As a result of the increasing number of AIDS patients requiring therapy …

• A wide array of drugs in common use can produce hyperkalemia. We reviewed our
experience with severe hyperkalemia (potassium levels> 5.9 mEq/L [> 5.9 mmol/L]) in adult …

To the Editor: Safrin and colleagues (1) provide a useful com-parison of the efficacy and
tolerability of three oral antibiotic regimens (trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, dapsone …

Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole is a commonly prescribed antimicrobial agent. Twenty-five
years after its introduction into clinical practice, an unrecognized and potentially lethal …

Background: Adverse events associated with high-dose trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
(TMP-SMX) for outpatient infections, particularly those likely caused by community-acquired …