Molecular diagnosis of cerebral toxoplasmosis: Comparing markers that determine Toxoplasma gondii by PCR in peripheral blood from HIV-infected patients

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 346-350

  Mesquita, Rafael Tonini ^a   Vidal, José Ernesto ^b,c   Pereira Chioccola, Vera Lucia ^a  

^a INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

^b Instituto de Infectologia   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

AIDS; Cerebral toxoplasmosis; Molecular diagnosis; PCR markers

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR MARKER;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 78149478822     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1413-86702010000400006     Document Type: Article

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