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Parasitic Infections in HIV-Infected Patients

Authors: José M. Miró, MD, PhD; Miriam J. Álvarez-Martínez, MD, PhD (More Info)
Editors in Chief: Daniel R. Kuritzkes, MD; Joseph J. Eron, Jr., MD
Last Reviewed: 4/1/16 (What's New)

Summary

Microbiologic diagnosis of toxoplasmosis is made by serologic, histologic, or molecular methods^{[Miro 2008]}
TE may be diagnosed clinically in patients with compatible neurologic disease who are not receiving prophylaxis with sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim or pyrimethamine plus dapsone and who meet all of the following criteria:^{[Miro 2008; Montoya 2004]}
- CD4+ cell count < 200 cells/mm³

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