AIDS-related cerebral toxoplasmosis in São Paulo State, Brazil: Marked improvements in the highly active antiretroviral therapy-era but the challenges continue

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 379-380

  Vidal, Jose E ^a   de Oliveira, Augusto C Penalva ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INFECTOLOGIA EMÍLIO RIBAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BRAZIL; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; LETTER; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGNOSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SECONDARY PREVENTION; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; BRAZIL; HUMANS; TOXOPLASMOSIS, CEREBRAL;

EID: 84878419150     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: 16784391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjid.2012.10.030     Document Type: Letter

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