Improved diagnosis of reactivated toxoplasmosis

Journal of Clinical Pathology - Molecular Pathology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 105-109

  Ashburn, D ^a   Davidson, M M ^a   Joss, A W L ^a   Pennington, T H ^b   Ho Yen, D O ^a  

^a RAIGMORE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Primary toxoplasmosis; Reactivated toxoplasmosis; Western blotting

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 0031839372     PISSN: 13668714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/mp.51.2.105     Document Type: Article

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