Potential of the polymerase chain reaction in the diagnosis of active toxoplasma infection by detection of parasite in blood

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 319-322

  Guy, Edward C ^a   Joynson, David H M ^a  

^a SINGLETON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DISEASE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPHADENOPATHY; PARASITEMIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ANIMAL; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; HUMAN; LYMPHADENITIS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TIME FACTORS; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 0029001648     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: 15376613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/172.1.319     Document Type: Article

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