Open AccessUtility of molecular and serodiagnostic tools in cerebral toxoplasmosis with and without tuberculous meningitis in AIDS patients: A study from South India
Author(s) -
Sreenivas Adurthi,
Anita Mahadevan,
Radhika Bantwal,
P Satishchandra,
Sujay Ramprasad,
Hema Sridhar,
S K Shankar,
Avindra Nath,
R. S. Jayshree
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
annals of indian academy of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1998-3549
pISSN - 0972-2327
DOI - 10.4103/0972-2327.74197
Subject(s) - medicine , serology , toxoplasmosis , toxoplasma gondii , cerebrospinal fluid , immunology , lumbar puncture , tuberculous meningitis , meningitis , virology , pathology , antibody , pediatrics
Antemortem diagnosis of cerebral toxoplasmosis, the second most common opportunistic infection (OI) in HIV-infected individuals in developing countries is a challenge.