PCR detection of Toxoplasma gondii DNA in CSF for the differential diagnosis of AIDS-related focal brain lesions.

Cingolani, A

PCR detection of Toxoplasma gondii DNA in CSF for the differential diagnosis of AIDS-related focal brain lesions. [electronic resource] - Journal of medical microbiology Dec 1996 - 472-6 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

0022-2615

10.1099/00222615-45-6-472 doi


AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections--diagnosis
Adult
Animals
Antibodies, Protozoan--blood
Coccidiostats--therapeutic use
Cohort Studies
Confidence Intervals
DNA, Protozoan--cerebrospinal fluid
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Immunoglobulin G--blood
Male
Middle Aged
Odds Ratio
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Prospective Studies
Sensitivity and Specificity
Spinal Puncture
Toxoplasma--genetics
Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral--diagnosis