Diagnosis of Toxoplasma meningoencephalitis in a non-AIDS patient using PCR

Journal of Infection

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 159-160

  Sugane, K ^a   Takamoto, M ^a   Nakayama, K ^b   Tada, T ^b   Yuasa, T ^c   Kurokawa, K ^c  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSPIRAMYCIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADIAZINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BRAIN INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MICROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROLOGY; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0034943253     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jinf.2000.0768     Document Type: Article

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