Detection of Toxoplasma gondii by polymerase chain reaction in cerebrospinal fluid from human immunodeficiency virus-1-infected Japanese patients with focal neurological signs

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 665-670

  Goto, M ^a   Takahashi, T ^b   Kanda, T ^b   Iwamoto, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

B1 gene; Cerebrospinal fluid; Human immunodeficiency virus; Japanese; Polymerase chain reaction; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; PROTOZOAL DNA; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADIAZINE;

ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DNA DETERMINATION; ENCEPHALITIS; ETHNOLOGY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; JAPAN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 9444277150     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323000403200612     Document Type: Article

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