HIV-1-infected patients with focal neurologic signs: Diagnostic role of PCR for Toxoplasma gondii, Epstein-Barr virus, and JC virus

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 577-584

  Hirsch, Hans H ^a,b   Meylan, Pascal R A ^c   Zimmerli, Werner ^d   Iten, Anne ^c   Battegay, Manuel ^d   Erb, Peter ^a   Burgisser Ph ^e   Doorly, R ^e   Egger, M ^e   Fierz, W ^e   Flepp, M ^e   Francioli, P ^e   Grob, P ^e   Gruninger U ^e   Hirschel, B ^e   Ledergerber, B ^e   Matter, L ^e   Opravil, M ^e   Paccaud, F ^e   Perrin, L ^e   Pirchler, W ^e   Rickenbacher, M ^e   Rutschman, O ^e   Vernazza, P ^e   Von Overbeck, J ^e   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b KANTONSSPITAL LIESTAL   (Switzerland)

^c LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^e NONE

Author keywords

AIDS; Central nervous system; Epstein Barr virus; JC virus; Polymerase chain reaction; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CENTRIFUGATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENCEPHALITIS; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; JC VIRUS; LEUKOCYTE; LYMPHOMA; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PLASMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUPERNATANT; SYMPTOM; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 4; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; ILEX COOKII; JC VIRUS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 7844222831     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.1998.tb00040.x     Document Type: Article

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