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Molecular diagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii infection in cerebrospinal fluid from AIDS patients.

Alfonso Y, Fraga J, Fonseca C, Jiménez N, Pinillos T, Dorta-Contreras AJ, Cox R, Capó V, Pomier O, Bandera F, Ginorio D.

Cerebrospinal Fluid Res. 2009 Mar 6;6:2.PMID: 19267913 [PubMed - in process]Free PMC ArticleFree textRelated citations

Detection of Toxoplasma gondii in cerebrospinal fluid from AIDS patients by nested PCR and rapid identification of type I allele at B1 gene by RFLP analysis.

Alfonso Y, Fraga J, Jiménez N, Fonseca C, Dorta-Contreras AJ, Cox R, Capó V, Bandera F, Pomier O, Ginorio D.

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Real-time quantitative PCR in cerebral toxoplasmosis diagnosis of Brazilian human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients.

Mesquita RT, Ziegler AP, Hiramoto RM, Vidal JE, Pereira-Chioccola VL.

J Med Microbiol. 2010 Jun;59(Pt 6):641-7. Epub 2010 Feb 11.PMID: 20150319 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related citations

Neurotoxoplasmosis diagnosis for HIV-1 patients by real-time PCR of cerebrospinal fluid.

Nogui FL, Mattas S, Turcato Júnior G, Lewi DS.

Braz J Infect Dis. 2009 Feb;13(1):18-23.PMID: 19578625 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Free ArticleRelated citations

Comparison of four DNA extraction methods from cerebrospinal fluid for the detection of Toxoplasma gondii by polymerase chain reaction in AIDS patients.

Alfonso Y, Fraga J, Cox R, Bandera F, Pomier O, Fonseca C, Ginorio D, Torres G, Capo V.

Med Sci Monit. 2008 Mar;14(3):MT1-6.PMID: 18301364 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related citations

Diagnosis of AIDS-related focal brain lesions: a decision-making analysis based on clinical and neuroradiologic characteristics combined with polymerase chain reaction assays in CSF.

Antinori A, Ammassari A, De Luca A, Cingolani A, Murri R, Scoppettuolo G, Fortini M, Tartaglione T, Larocca LM, Zannoni G, Cattani P, Grillo R, Roselli R, Iacoangeli M, Scerrati M, Ortona L.

Neurology. 1997 Mar;48(3):687-94.PMID: 9065549 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related citations

The role of stage-specific oligonucleotide primers in providing effective laboratory support for the molecular diagnosis of reactivated Toxoplasma gondii encephalitis in patients with AIDS.

Contini C, Cultrera R, Seraceni S, Segala D, Romani R, Fainardi E, Cinque P, Lazzarin A, Delia S.

J Med Microbiol. 2002 Oct;51(10):879-90.PMID: 12435069 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Free ArticleRelated citations

PCR assay using cerebrospinal fluid for diagnosis of cerebral toxoplasmosis in Brazilian AIDS patients.

Vidal JE, Colombo FA, de Oliveira AC, Focaccia R, Pereira-Chioccola VL.

J Clin Microbiol. 2004 Oct;42(10):4765-8.PMID: 15472338 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Free PMC ArticleFree textRelated citations

Optimization and evaluation of a PCR assay for detecting toxoplasmic encephalitis in patients with AIDS.

Joseph P, Calderón MM, Gilman RH, Quispe ML, Cok J, Ticona E, Chavez V, Jimenez JA, Chang MC, Lopez MJ, Evans CA.

J Clin Microbiol. 2002 Dec;40(12):4499-503.PMID: 12454142 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Free PMC ArticleFree textRelated citations

Detection of Toxoplasma gondii, Epstein-Barr virus, and JC virus DNAs in the cerebrospinal fluid in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patients with focal central nervous system complications.

Tachikawa N, Goto M, Hoshino Y, Gatanaga H, Yasuoka A, Wakabayashi T, Katano H, Kimura S, Oka S, Iwamoto A.

Intern Med. 1999 Jul;38(7):556-62.PMID: 10435361 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Free ArticleRelated citations

Detection of Toxoplasma gondii by polymerase chain reaction in cerebrospinal fluid from human immunodeficiency virus-1-infected Japanese patients with focal neurological signs.

Goto M, Takahashi T, Kanda T, Iwamoto A.

J Int Med Res. 2004 Nov-Dec;32(6):665-70.PMID: 15587761 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related citations

[Retrospective evaluation of the detection of Toxoplasma gondii by polymerase chain reaction in AIDS patients]

Robert F, Ouatas T, Blanche P, Tourte-Schaefer C, Sicard D, Dupouy-Camet J.

Presse Med. 1996 Mar 30;25(11):541-5. French. PMID: 8731798 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related citations

Limited value of cerebrospinal fluid for direct detection of Toxoplasma gondii in toxoplasmic encephalitis associated with AIDS.

Eggers C, Gross U, Klinker H, Schalke B, Stellbrink HJ, Kunze K.

J Neurol. 1995 Oct;242(10):644-9.PMID: 8568525 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related citations

Evidence of cerebrospinal fluid free kappa light chains in AIDS patients with Toxoplasma gondii encephalitis.

Contini C, Fainardi E, Cultrera R, Seraceni S, Castellazzi M, Peyron F, Granieri E.

J Neuroimmunol. 2000 Aug 1;108(1-2):221-6.PMID: 10900357 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related citations

Polymerase chain reaction for Toxoplasma gondii DNA in the cerebrospinal fluid of AIDS patients with focal brain lesions.

Novati R, Castagna A, Morsica G, Vago L, Tambussi G, Ghezzi S, Gervasoni C, Bisson C, d'Arminio Monforte A, Lazzarin A.

AIDS. 1994 Dec;8(12):1691-4.PMID: 7888118 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related citations

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

Cingolani A, De Luca A, Ammassari A, Murri R, Linzalone A, Grillo R, Antinori A.

J Med Microbiol. 1996 Dec;45(6):472-6.PMID: 8958252 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Free ArticleRelated citations

Evolving characteristics of toxoplasmosis in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus-1: clinical course and Toxoplasma gondii-specific immune responses.

Hoffmann C, Ernst M, Meyer P, Wolf E, Rosenkranz T, Plettenberg A, Stoehr A, Horst HA, Marienfeld K, Lange C.

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2007 May;13(5):510-5. Epub 2007 Feb 12.PMID: 17298486 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related citations

Efficacy of a novel reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for detecting Toxoplasma gondii bradyzoite gene expression in human clinical specimens.

Cultrera R, Seraceni S, Contini C.

Mol Cell Probes. 2002 Feb;16(1):31-9.PMID: 12005445 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related citations

Polymerase chain reaction for diagnosis of cerebral toxoplasmosis in cerebrospinal fluid in HIV-positive patients.

Julander I, Martin C, Lappalainen M, Guy E, Isberg B, Evengård B.

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Influence of neurotoxoplasmosis characteristics on real-time PCR sensitivity among AIDS patients in Brazil.

Correia CC, Melo HR, Costa VM.

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