Reduced risk of toxoplasma encephalitis in HIV-infected patients - A prospective study from Gauteng, South Africa

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 555-558

  Hari, K R ^a   Modi, M R ^a   Mochan, A H D ^a   Modi, G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

HIV; Toxoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; ENCEPHALITIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETINITIS; RISK REDUCTION; SEROPREVALENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; TOXOPLASMOSIS; ADULT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SOUTH AFRICA; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 38449114379     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646207781439829     Document Type: Article

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