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Toxoplasma gondii infection and cerebral toxoplasmosis in HIV-infected patients.
Future microbiology - 1 Dec 2009
Pereira-Chioccola Vera Lucia, Vidal José Ernesto, Su Chunlei
Abstract excerpt
Cerebral toxoplasmosis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among HIV-infected patients, particularly from developing countries. This article summarizes current literature on cerebral toxoplasmosis. It focuses on: Toxoplasma gondii genetic diversity and its possible relationship with disease presentation; host responses to the parasite antigens; host immunosupression in HIV and cerebral toxoplasmosis as...
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