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Diagnosis of pulmonary infection with Toxoplasma gondii in immunocompromised HIV-positive patients by real-time PCR.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Jun 2006
Petersen E, Edvinsson B, Lundgren B, Benfield T, Evengård B
Abstract excerpt
The aim of the study presented here was to evaluate the use of PCR for improving the diagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii infection in immunocompromised hosts. Three hundred thirty-two bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid samples were analyzed by real-time PCR targeting a 529 bp element of T. gondii. In...
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