Empirical anti-toxoplasma therapy in cerebral AIDS and Chagas invasion. Presentation of two cases, survey of the literature and proposal of an algorithm;Tratamiento empirico anti-toxoplasma en SIDA y Chagas cerebral. Relato de dos casos, revision de la bibliografia y propuesta de un algoritmo

Medicina

Volumn 58, Issue 5 I, 1998, Pages 504-506

  Montero, Antonio ^a,b   Cohen, Jose E ^a   Martinez, David P ^a   Giovannoni, Adria G ^a  

^a Mitre y Virasoro   (Argentina)

^b NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADIAZINE;

ADULT; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; ALGORITHM; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CHAGAS DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; REVIEW; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ALGORITHMS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; BRAIN DISEASES; CHAGAS DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADIAZINE; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 0032248309     PISSN: 00257680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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