Evaluation of intrathecal synthesis of specific IgG antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii in the diagnosis assessment of presumptive toxoplasma encephalitis in aids patients Avaliação da síntese intratecal de anticorpos IgG anti-Toxoplasma gondii para o diagnóstico da neurotoxoplasmose em pacientes com síndrome da imunodeficiência adquirida

The diagnosis of neurotoxoplasmosis in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is mainly based on tomographic or magnetic resonance findings and on the response to specific treatment. We studied 55 patients with AIDS and neurotoxoplasmosis according to these diagnostic criteria (group 1), 3...

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Main Authors: Aercio Sebastião Borges, José Fernando de Castro Figueiredo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2004-12-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822004000600010