Detection of Toxoplasma gondii in immunodeficient subjects by gene amplification: Influence of therapeutics

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 383-386

  Foudrinier, Frédérique ^a,c   Aubert, Dominique ^a   Puygauthier Toubas, Dominique ^a   Rouger, Christine ^b   Beguinot, Isabelle ^b   Halbout, Philippe ^a   Lemaire, Pascale ^a   Marx Chemla, Cathy ^a   Pinon, Jean Michel ^a  

^a HÔPITAL MAISON BLANCHE   (France)

^b SERVICE DE DERMATOLOGIE   (France)

^c USC Pathogènes Environnement Toxoplasme Arthropodes Réservoirs bioDiversité   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; PROTOZOAL DNA; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADIAZINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INCIDENCE; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 0029815839     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365549609037924     Document Type: Article

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