Toxoplasmosis in heart transplant recipients

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 389-393

  Gallino, A ^a,b   Maggiorini, M ^a   Kiowski, W ^a   Martin, X ^a   Wunderli, W ^a   Schneider, J ^a   Turina, M ^a   Follath, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b OSPEDALE SAN GIOVANNI   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADIAZINE;

ARTICLE; CHORIORETINITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG EFFICACY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEROCONVERSION; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INCIDENCE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWITZERLAND; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 0029939576     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01690095     Document Type: Article

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