Pulmonary toxoplasmosis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients in the era of antiretroviral therapy

Toxoplasmosis is a severe opportunistic infection in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The lung is a major site of infection after the central nervous system. In this report we described two cases of pneumonia due to Toxoplasma gondii infection in HIV patients with anti...

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Main Authors:	Jorge N Velásquez, Bibiana A Ledesma, Monica G Nigro, Natalia Vittar, Nestor Rueda, Luis De Carolis, Olga Figueiras, Silvana Carnevale, Marcelo Corti
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:	Lung India
Subjects:	AIDS human immunodeficiency virus polymerase chain reaction pulmonary toxoplasmosis
Online Access:	http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2016;volume=33;issue=1;spage=88;epage=91;aulast=Velásquez

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spelling	doaj-c46f5c248e7d461c86871b4526d4259a2020-11-24T21:10:25ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsLung India0970-21130974-598X2016-01-01331889110.4103/0970-2113.173063Pulmonary toxoplasmosis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients in the era of antiretroviral therapyJorge N VelásquezBibiana A LedesmaMonica G NigroNatalia VittarNestor RuedaLuis De CarolisOlga FigueirasSilvana CarnevaleMarcelo CortiToxoplasmosis is a severe opportunistic infection in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The lung is a major site of infection after the central nervous system. In this report we described two cases of pneumonia due to Toxoplasma gondii infection in HIV patients with antiretroviral therapy. Clinical and radiological abnormalities are not specific. Pulmonary toxoplasmosis should be considered in HIV-infected patients with late stage of HIV, CD4 count less than 100 cells/µl and a poor adherence to HAART.http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2016;volume=33;issue=1;spage=88;epage=91;aulast=Velásquez AIDShuman immunodeficiency viruspolymerase chain reactionpulmonary toxoplasmosis
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spellingShingle	Jorge N Velásquez Bibiana A Ledesma Monica G Nigro Natalia Vittar Nestor Rueda Luis De Carolis Olga Figueiras Silvana Carnevale Marcelo Corti Pulmonary toxoplasmosis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients in the era of antiretroviral therapy Lung India AIDS human immunodeficiency virus polymerase chain reaction pulmonary toxoplasmosis
author_facet	Jorge N Velásquez Bibiana A Ledesma Monica G Nigro Natalia Vittar Nestor Rueda Luis De Carolis Olga Figueiras Silvana Carnevale Marcelo Corti
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title	Pulmonary toxoplasmosis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients in the era of antiretroviral therapy
title_short	Pulmonary toxoplasmosis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients in the era of antiretroviral therapy
title_full	Pulmonary toxoplasmosis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients in the era of antiretroviral therapy
title_fullStr	Pulmonary toxoplasmosis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients in the era of antiretroviral therapy
title_full_unstemmed	Pulmonary toxoplasmosis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients in the era of antiretroviral therapy
title_sort	pulmonary toxoplasmosis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients in the era of antiretroviral therapy
publisher	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series	Lung India
issn	0970-2113 0974-598X
publishDate	2016-01-01
description	Toxoplasmosis is a severe opportunistic infection in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The lung is a major site of infection after the central nervous system. In this report we described two cases of pneumonia due to Toxoplasma gondii infection in HIV patients with antiretroviral therapy. Clinical and radiological abnormalities are not specific. Pulmonary toxoplasmosis should be considered in HIV-infected patients with late stage of HIV, CD4 count less than 100 cells/µl and a poor adherence to HAART.
topic	AIDS human immunodeficiency virus polymerase chain reaction pulmonary toxoplasmosis
url	http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2016;volume=33;issue=1;spage=88;epage=91;aulast=Velásquez
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Pulmonary toxoplasmosis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients in the era of antiretroviral therapy

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