Detection of clinical-stage specific molecular Toxoplasma gondii gene patterns in patients with toxoplasmic lymphadenitis

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 771-774

  Contini, Carlo ^a   Giuliodori, Margherita ^a   Cultrera, Rosario ^a   Seraceni, Silva ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; B1 GENE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRADYZOITE; CASE REPORT; CONVALESCENCE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHADENITIS; MAG 1 GENE; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MONITORING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL GENETICS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAG 1 GENE; SAG 4 GENE; SEROLOGY; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMIC LYMPHADENITIS; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FEMALE; GENES, PROTOZOAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; LYMPHADENITIS; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; TIME FACTORS; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 33744959712     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.46482-0     Document Type: Article

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