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Prevalence of IgG and IgM anti-Toxoplasma antibodies in patients with HIV and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)

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العنوان: Prevalence of IgG and IgM anti-Toxoplasma antibodies in patients with HIV and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
المؤلفون: Galván Ramírez, María de la Luz, Valdez Alvarado, Virginia, Vargas Gutierrez, Gustavo, Jiménez González, Octavio, García Cosio, Carlos, Vielma Sandoval, Marcos
المصدر: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical. December 1997 30(6)
بيانات النشر: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT, 1997.
سنة النشر: 1997
مصطلحات موضوعية: Anti-Toxoplasma antibodies, AIDS, HIV, Toxoplasmosis
الوصف: With the emergence of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), Toxoplasma gondii has arisen as an important opportunist pathogenic agent, especcially in the central nervous system, being the most common cause of intracerebral lesions. The incidence of Toxoplasma gondii in HIV-infected patients depends principally on the existence of latent Toxoplasma parasitosis in the population affected. Through the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), IgG and IgM anti-Toxoplasma antibodies were found in 92 patients of which 46 (50.0%) were IgG seropositive, and only one case (1.0%) had IgM antibodies.Of the 92 patients: 53 were HIV seropositives and 39 had AIDS. The detection and monitoring of anti-Toxoplasma antibodies in HIV patients is essential, since in this group there is a high percentage risk of developing cerebral toxoplasmosis, which is the second cause of death in this type of patients.
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اللغة: English
تدمد: 0037-8682
DOI: 10.1590/S0037-86821997000600004
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رقم الانضمام: edssci.S0037.86821997000600004
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تدمد:00378682
DOI:10.1590/S0037-86821997000600004