Epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of cerebral toxoplasmosis

HM Elsheikha, CM Marra, XQ Zhu - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Toxoplasma gondii is known to infect a considerable number of mammalian and avian
species and a substantial proportion of the world's human population. The parasite has an …

HIV-related cerebral toxoplasmosis revisited: current concepts and controversies of an old disease

JE Vidal - Journal of the International Association of …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Cerebral toxoplasmosis is the most common cause of expansive brain lesions in people
living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and continues to cause high morbidity and mortality. The most …

HIV-associated opportunistic CNS infections: pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment

LN Bowen, B Smith, D Reich, M Quezado… - Nature Reviews …, 2016 - nature.com
Nearly 30 years after the advent of antiretroviral therapy (ART), CNS opportunistic infections
remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality in HIV-positive individuals. Unknown HIV …

A review on human toxoplasmosis

G Saadatnia, M Golkar - Scandinavian journal of infectious …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Toxoplasmosis is a worldwide infection caused by the intracellular parasite Toxoplasma
gondii. At least a third of the world human population are infected with the parasite, making it …

[HTML][HTML] Neurons are the Primary Target Cell for the Brain-Tropic Intracellular Parasite Toxoplasma gondii

CM Cabral, S Tuladhar, HK Dietrich, E Nguyen… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Toxoplasma gondii, a common brain-tropic parasite, is capable of infecting most nucleated
cells, including astrocytes and neurons, in vitro. Yet, in vivo, Toxoplasma is primarily found in …

HIV-associated opportunistic infections of the CNS

IL Tan, BR Smith, G von Geldern, FJ Mateen… - The Lancet …, 2012 - thelancet.com
Survival in people infected with HIV has improved because of an increasingly powerful array
of antiretroviral treatments, but neurological symptoms due to comorbid conditions, including …

Toxoplasma gondii infection and cerebral toxoplasmosis in HIV-infected patients

VL Pereira-Chioccola, JE Vidal, C Su - Future microbiology, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Cerebral toxoplasmosis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among HIV-infected
patients, particularly from developing countries. This article summarizes current literature on …

Genotype of 88 Toxoplasma gondii Isolates Associated with Toxoplasmosis in Immunocompromised Patients and Correlation with Clinical Findings

D Ajzenberg, H Yera, P Marty, L Paris… - The Journal of …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
We report the genotyping analysis of Toxoplasma gondii isolates in samples collected from
88 immunocompromised patients, along with clinical and epidemiological data. Most of …

[HTML][HTML] Hyponatremia in infectious diseases—A literature review

AL Królicka, A Kruczkowska, M Krajewska… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Hyponatremia is one of the most common water–electrolyte imbalances in the human
organism. A serum sodium concentration threshold of less than 135 mmol/L is diagnostic for …

A systematic review and meta‐analysis of the relative efficacy and safety of treatment regimens for HIV‐associated cerebral toxoplasmosis: is trimethoprim …

AV Hernandez, P Thota, D Pellegrino… - HIV …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives The objective of this study was to perform a systematic review and meta‐analysis
of the literature to evaluate the efficacy and safety of therapies for cerebral toxoplasmosis in …