Diagnostic accuracy of HIV-associated central nervous system toxoplasmosis

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 761-764

  Marra, C M ^a,c   Krone, M R ^b   Koutsky, L A ^b   Holmes, K K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain computed tomography; Brain magnetic resonance imaging; Central nervous system toxoplasmosis; Human immunodeficiency virus infection; Trimethoprim sulphamethoxazole

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DAPSONE; PENTAMIDINE;

ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; TOXOPLASMOSIS, CEREBRAL; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION;

EID: 0031672129     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462981921378     Document Type: Article

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