Timely Diagnosis of Disseminated Toxoplasmosis by Sputum Examination

Overview

Journal J Clin Microbiol

Specialty Microbiology

Date 2006 Feb 4

PMID 16455936

Citations 4

Authors

Sophy Laibe

Stephane Ranque

Catherine Curtillet

Francoise Faraut

Henri Dumon

Jacqueline Franck

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Abstract

The diagnosis of disseminated toxoplasmosis in a 14-year-old allogeneic bone marrow recipient with graft-versus-host disease was determined by the detection of Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites in sputum smears. Sputum analysis is a valuable alternative in the clinical assessment of pulmonary toxoplasmosis, especially when conventional invasive techniques are not practicable.

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