Risk of toxoplasmic encephalitis in AIDS patients: Indications for prophylaxis

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 71-73

  Dunlop, Oona ^a   Rootwelt, Vibeke ^a   Sannes, Mette ^a   Goplen, Anne K ^a   Abdelnoor, Michael ^a   Skaug, Kjell ^a   Baklien, Kåre ^a   Skar, Anne ^a   Melby, Kjetil ^a   Myrvang, Bjørn ^a   Bruun, Johan N ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; NORWAY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 9244224073     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365549609027153     Document Type: Article

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