Toxoplasmosis is a life threatening opportunistic infection in immunocompromised patients. PCR allows detection of T. gondii DNA but does not inform about the serological status patient nor chronic infection. Serology only tool that identification, among patients, those who are at risk potential Toxoplasma reactivation. A simple serologic screening SOT donors and recipients can identify mismatc...

background: encephalitozoon cuniculi infects a wide range of homoeothermic animals, including man. complications due to this microsporidian have been reported only in immunocompromised patients. reports on e. cuniculi in immunocompetent humans are lacking, most probably, because it is not linked to any clinical manifestations in such hosts. the present work was carried out with the aim of study...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Toxoplasmosis in immunocompromised patients is associated with a high mortality rate. Molecular techniques are important tools to diagnose acute disease in immunocompromised patients, but there are various methods with variable efficiency. Some of them have been validated for the diagnosis of congenital toxoplasmosis, but the impact of their use has not been evaluated in immun...