[Recommendation for diagnostics and therapy of toxoplasmosis in persons with HIV infection]

Klin Mikrobiol Infekc Lek. 2007 Dec;13(6):248-52.
[Article in Czech]

Abstract

Reactivation of latent toxoplasmosis is a serious complication in patients with deep immunodeficiency, but the disease has a good prognosis if early diagnosed and effectively treated. Definitive etiologic proof of the reactivation may be difficult and thus an empiric method (therapeutic trial) is used for confirmation of the diagnosis in clinical practice. The preferred therapy is a combination of pyrimethamine + sulfadiazine.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections* / diagnosis
  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections* / prevention & control
  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections* / therapy
  • Humans
  • Toxoplasmosis* / diagnosis
  • Toxoplasmosis* / prevention & control
  • Toxoplasmosis* / therapy