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SUBMITTER: Kruse AY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4432055 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kruse Alexandra Y C AY Kvich Lasse L Eickhardt Steffen S Omland Lars H LH Bjarnsholt Thomas T Moser Claus C
Journal of clinical microbiology 20150408 6
The protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii causes severe opportunistic infections. Here, we report an unexpected diagnosis of cerebral toxoplasmosis. T. gondii was diagnosed by 16S and D2 large-subunit (LSU) ribosomal DNA (rDNA) sequencing of a cerebral biopsy specimen and confirmed by T. gondii-specific PCR and immunohistochemistry. The patient was later diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. ...[more]