Evaluation of a Real-time PCR-based assay using the lightcycler system for detection of Toxoplasma gondii bradyzoite genes in blood specimens from patients with toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 275-283

  Contini, Carlo ^a   Seraceni, Silva ^a   Cultrera, Rosario ^a   Incorvaia, Carlo ^b   Sebastiani, Adolfo ^b   Picot, Stephan ^c  

^a Dept Clin and Exp Medicine ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Ocular toxoplasmosis; PCR; Real time PCR; Toxoplasma gondii; Toxoplasmic chorioretinitis

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

PARASITOLOGY;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; B1 GENE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHORIORETINITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MAG 1 GENE; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAG 4 GENE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 13844262832     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2004.11.016     Document Type: Article

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