Management of toxoplasmic encephalitis in HIV-infected adults--a review.

To the Editor: Many patients in Africa present with HIV for the first time when they develop an opportunistic infection such as toxoplasmic encephalitis (TE). Optimal management of opportunistic infections such as TE is important in improving health and allowing patients to benefit from the expanding roll-out of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART).1-3 Possible treatment regimens for TE include pyrimethamine plus sulfadiazine (P+S), pyrimethamine plus clindamycin (P+C), co-trimoxazole, and atovaquone.