AIDS
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Octreotide therapy of large-volume refractory AIDS-associated diarrhea: a randomized controlled trial.
To compare the effect of octreotide (a long-acting somatostatin analog) to that of antidiarrheal therapy plus placebo on large-volume refractory AIDS-associated diarrhea. ⋯ Octreotide proved to be superior to conventional therapy in this short-term treatment of large-volume refractory AIDS-associated diarrhea.