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Severe pneumonia during primary infection with an atypical strain of Toxoplasma gondii in an immunocompetent young man.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16352339     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We report a case of severe acute primary pulmonary toxoplasmosis in an immunocompetent young man living in Nice (Southern France). The Toxoplasma DNA extracted from the broncho-alveolar lavage fluid allowed a genetic characterization of the responsible strain which displayed an atypical genotype of Toxoplasma gondii. This unusual genetic composition of the parasite may have influenced, among other factors, the severity of the disease.
Authors:
Francine De Salvador-Guillouët; Daniel Ajzenberg; Sylvie Chaillou-Opitz; Marie-Christine Saint-Paul; Brigitte Dunais; Pierre Dellamonica; Pierre Marty
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article     Date:  2005-12-15
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of infection     Volume:  53     ISSN:  1532-2742     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Infect.     Publication Date:  2006 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-07-17     Completed Date:  2006-12-13     Revised Date:  2007-12-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7908424     Medline TA:  J Infect     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  e47-50     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Centre Hospitalier-Universitaire de Nice, Service d'Infectiologie, Hôpital de l'Archet, BP 3079 06202--Nice Cedex 3, France. de-salvador.f@chu-nice.fr
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Animals
Antiprotozoal Agents / therapeutic use
Humans
Male
Pneumonia / diagnosis,  drug therapy,  parasitology*
Toxoplasma / classification*
Toxoplasmosis / diagnosis*,  drug therapy,  immunology,  parasitology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antiprotozoal Agents

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