QUANTITATIVE COMPETITIVE PCR WITH BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID FOR DIAGNOSIS OF TOXOPLASMOSIS IN AIDS PATIENTS

被引:33
作者
BRETAGNE, S
COSTA, JM
FLEURYFEITH, J
PORON, F
DUBREUILLEMAIRE, ML
VIDAUD, M
机构
[1] HOP HENRI MONDOR,HISTOL LAB,F-94010 CRETEIL,FRANCE
[2] HOP HENRI MONDOR,UNITE IMMUNOPATHOL CLIN,F-94010 CRETEIL,FRANCE
[3] HOP AMER PARIS,MOLEC BIOL LAB,NEUILLY,FRANCE
[4] FAC PHARM PARIS,GENET MOLEC LAB,CTR NATL RECH SCI,URA 1484,PARIS,FRANCE
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10.1128/JCM.33.6.1662-1664.1995
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Of 121 AIDS patients, 12 (10%) had Toxoplasma gondii DNA detected by competitive PCR in their bronchoalveolar lavage samples. Quantitation of the PCR results showed a correlation between the parasite burden and the serum lactic dehydrogenase titer. Quantitative competitive PCR could be useful to assess the diagnosis and the severity of pulmonary toxoplasmosis.
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页码:1662 / 1664
页数:3
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