Detection of toxoplasmic encephalitis in HIV positive patients in urine with hydrogel nanoparticles.

Detection of toxoplasmic encephalitis in HIV positive patients in urine with hydrogel nanoparticles.

<h4>Background</h4>Diagnosis of toxoplasmic encephalitis (TE) is challenging under the best clinical circumstances. The poor clinical sensitivity of quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) for Toxoplasma in blood and CSF and the limited availability of molecular diagnostics and ima...

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Main Authors: Hannah E Steinberg, Natalie M Bowman, Andrea Diestra, Cusi Ferradas, Paul Russo, Daniel E Clark, Deanna Zhu, Ruben Magni, Edith Malaga, Monica Diaz, Viviana Pinedo-Cancino, Cesar Ramal Asayag, Maritza Calderón, Vern B Carruthers, Lance A Liotta, Robert H Gilman, Alessandra Luchini, Toxoplasmosis working group in Peru and Bolivia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-03-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009199

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