This protocol provides for the availability of spiramycin under compassionate-use conditions for the treatment of chronic diarrhea due to cryptosporidium in patients with a compromised immune system, thus deriving additional information regarding its safety and efficacy profile.

Ages Eligible for Study:  18 Years and above,  Genders Eligible for Study:  Both

Criteria

Exclusion Criteria

Co-existing Condition: Patients with known sensitivity to macrolide antibiotics are excluded. Consideration must be given to the fact that spiramycin is a macrolide antibiotic and, therefore, may have the potential to induce hepatotoxicity.

• Patients with a compromised immune system may have hepatic abnormalities or even hepatitis. If the benefit-to-risk ratio does not favor the use of spiramycin, the patients must be excluded from the study.

Concurrent Medication: Excluded:

• Other investigational drugs.

Patients with known sensitivity to macrolide antibiotics are excluded. Consideration must be given to the fact that spiramycin is a macrolide antibiotic and, therefore, may have the potential to induce hepatotoxicity.

• Patients with a compromised immune system may have hepatic abnormalities or even hepatitis. If the benefit-to-risk ratio does not favor the use of spiramycin, the patients must be excluded from the study.

Prior Medication: Excluded within 7 days of study entry:

• Other investigational drugs.

Diagnosis of chronic diarrhea due to cryptosporidiosis and a compromised immune system but not limited to patients with AIDS.

• Patients receiving chemotherapy for a malignancy.
• Patients who are iatrogenically immune-suppressed following organ transplantation.