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Characterization of Toxoplasma gondii-specific T cells recovered from vitreous fluid of patients with ocular toxoplasmosis.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Dec 2001
Feron E J, Klaren V N, Wierenga E A, Verjans G M, Kijlstra A
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PURPOSE: The mechanisms involved in reactivations of latent ocular Toxoplasma gondii (Tg) infections in immunocompetent patients are poorly understood. In view of the possible role of T cells in the immunopathogenesis of the disease, ocular infiltrating T cells obtained from patients with recurrent ocular toxoplasmosis were characterized phenotypically and functionally. METHODS: Ocular infiltrating T cells were...
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