Advances and Challenges in Diagnostics of Toxoplasmosis in HIV-Infected Patients
<i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> is a worldwide distributed protozoan parasite. This apicomplexan parasite infects one-third of the population worldwide, causing toxoplasmosis, considered one of the neglected parasitic infections. In healthy humans, most infections are asymptomatic. However, in...
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| author | Roland Wesołowski Marta Pawłowska Małgorzata Smoguła Karolina Szewczyk-Golec |
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| description | <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> is a worldwide distributed protozoan parasite. This apicomplexan parasite infects one-third of the population worldwide, causing toxoplasmosis, considered one of the neglected parasitic infections. In healthy humans, most infections are asymptomatic. However, in immunocompromised patients, the course of the disease can be life-threatening. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients have a very high burden of <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> co-infection. Thus, it is essential to use modern, sensitive, and specific methods to properly monitor the course of toxoplasmosis in immunodeficient patients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-46e6bc18f946492fb52fc2ecc17cd8732023-11-30T23:53:51ZengMDPI AGPathogens2076-08172023-01-0112111010.3390/pathogens12010110Advances and Challenges in Diagnostics of Toxoplasmosis in HIV-Infected PatientsRoland Wesołowski0Marta Pawłowska1Małgorzata Smoguła2Karolina Szewczyk-Golec3Department of Medical Biology and Biochemistry, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 87-100 Toruń, PolandDepartment of Medical Biology and Biochemistry, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 87-100 Toruń, PolandDepartment of Medical Biology and Biochemistry, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 87-100 Toruń, PolandDepartment of Medical Biology and Biochemistry, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 87-100 Toruń, Poland<i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> is a worldwide distributed protozoan parasite. This apicomplexan parasite infects one-third of the population worldwide, causing toxoplasmosis, considered one of the neglected parasitic infections. In healthy humans, most infections are asymptomatic. However, in immunocompromised patients, the course of the disease can be life-threatening. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients have a very high burden of <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> co-infection. Thus, it is essential to use modern, sensitive, and specific methods to properly monitor the course of toxoplasmosis in immunodeficient patients.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/12/1/110toxoplasmosisHIVdiagnostics<i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> |
| spellingShingle | Roland Wesołowski Marta Pawłowska Małgorzata Smoguła Karolina Szewczyk-Golec Advances and Challenges in Diagnostics of Toxoplasmosis in HIV-Infected Patients Pathogens toxoplasmosis HIV diagnostics <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> |
| title | Advances and Challenges in Diagnostics of Toxoplasmosis in HIV-Infected Patients |
| title_full | Advances and Challenges in Diagnostics of Toxoplasmosis in HIV-Infected Patients |
| title_fullStr | Advances and Challenges in Diagnostics of Toxoplasmosis in HIV-Infected Patients |
| title_full_unstemmed | Advances and Challenges in Diagnostics of Toxoplasmosis in HIV-Infected Patients |
| title_short | Advances and Challenges in Diagnostics of Toxoplasmosis in HIV-Infected Patients |
| title_sort | advances and challenges in diagnostics of toxoplasmosis in hiv infected patients |
| topic | toxoplasmosis HIV diagnostics <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/12/1/110 |
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