Advances and Challenges in Diagnostics of Toxoplasmosis in HIV-Infected Patients.
Roland WesołowskiMarta PawłowskaMałgorzata SmogułaKarolina Szewczyk-GolecPublished in: Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)
Toxoplasma gondii is a worldwide distributed protozoan parasite. This apicomplexan parasite infects one-third of the population worldwide, causing toxoplasmosis, considered one of the neglected parasitic infections. In healthy humans, most infections are asymptomatic. However, in immunocompromised patients, the course of the disease can be life-threatening. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients have a very high burden of Toxoplasma gondii co-infection. Thus, it is essential to use modern, sensitive, and specific methods to properly monitor the course of toxoplasmosis in immunodeficient patients.
Keyphrases
- toxoplasma gondii
- hiv infected patients
- human immunodeficiency virus
- antiretroviral therapy
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- hepatitis c virus
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- patient reported outcomes
- risk factors
- plasmodium falciparum
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- patient reported