DETECTION OF TOXOPLASMA-GONDII IN CEREBROSPINAL-FLUID FROM AIDS PATIENTS BY POLYMERASE CHAIN-REACTION

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作者
PARMLEY, SF
GOEBEL, FD
REMINGTON, JS
机构
[1] RES INST,DEPT IMMUNOL & INFECT DIS,860 BRYANT ST,PALO ALTO,CA 94301
[2] STANFORD UNIV,DIV INFECT DIS,STANFORD,CA 94305
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10.1128/JCM.30.11.3000-3002.1992
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to detect Toxoplasma gondii DNA in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from 14 patients with AIDS by amplification of the repetitive B1 gene. Positive PCRs were obtained in CSF from four of nine patients with toxoplasmic encephalitis. CSF samples from five control patients were negative for T. gondii DNA by PCR.
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