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Infectious Diseases
Study findings from Umea University provide new insights into infectious diseases
June 9th, 2009
According to a study from Umea, Sweden, "Infection with the cosmopolitan parasite Toxoplasma gondii is often associated with severe consequences and a high mortality rate in immunocompromized patients." "Non-specific symptoms make diagnosis challenging. Monitoring of patients at risk is of value," wrote B. Edvinsson and colleagues, Umea University. The researchers concluded: "We here present 8 cases of toxoplasmosis in immunocompromized patients with suggestions for preventive monitoring." Edvinsson and colleagues published their study in Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases (Toxoplasmosis in immunocompromized...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-06-09)
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