Drug treatment of toxoplasmic encephalitis in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
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چکیده
Toxoplasma gondii is a ubiquitous parasite, which causes several serious diseases. Until the AIDS pandemic, toxoplasmic encephalitis was largely confined to the pharmacologically immune-suppressed and to cases of congenital transmission. T gondii is now one of the more commonly encountered opportunistic pathogens of advanced AIDS.
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Toxoplasmic Encephalitis in Patient with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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ABBREVIATIONS. USPHS, US Public Health Service; IDSA, Infectious Diseases Society of America; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; PCP, Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia; TE, toxoplasmic encephalitis; MAC, Mycobacterium avium complex; AIDS, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; TB, tuberculosis; TMP/ SMZ, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole; BI, bacterial infections; TST, tuberculin skin test; PPD, purified...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 71 837 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1995