Congenital toxoplasmosis infection in an infant born to an HIV-1-infected mother

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 610-611

  Cruz, Maria Letícia Santos ^a   Cardoso, Claudette Araújo ^a   Saavedra, Mariza C ^a   dos Santos, Eliane ^a   Melino, Tatiana ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DOS SERVIDORES DO ESTADO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Avidity test; Congenital toxoplasmosis; HIV 1 exposed infants

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; COCAINE; DEXCHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE; FOLIC ACID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LAMIVUDINE; NELFINAVIR; NEVIRAPINE; PREDNISONE; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADIAZINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORIORETINITIS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONGENITAL TOXOPLASMOSIS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PREMATURE LABOR; RASH; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIRUS LOAD;

EID: 41149170036     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702007000600017     Document Type: Article

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