Cerebral toxoplasmosis in HIV-infected patients: a review

S Dian, AR Ganiem, S Ekawardhani - Pathogens and global health, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Toxoplasma gondii infection in the central nervous system commonly occurs among
immunodeficient patients. Its prevalence is high in countries with a high burden of HIV and …

The use of adjunctive steroids in central nervous infections

S Gundamraj, R Hasbun - Frontiers in cellular and infection …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Central nervous system (CNS) infections continue to be associated with significant
neurological morbidity and mortality despite various existing therapies. Adjunctive steroid …

Advances and challenges in diagnostics of toxoplasmosis in HIV-infected patients

R Wesołowski, M Pawłowska, M Smoguła… - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Toxoplasma gondii is a worldwide distributed protozoan parasite. This apicomplexan
parasite infects one-third of the population worldwide, causing toxoplasmosis, considered …

Revisiting the evidence base for modern-day practice of the treatment of toxoplasmic encephalitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

C Prosty, R Hanula, Y Levin, II Bogoch… - Clinical Infectious …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Toxoplasmic encephalitis (TE) is an opportunistic infection of people with
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or other causes of immunosuppression. Guideline …

Application of silver nanoparticles in parasite treatment

P Zhang, J Gong, Y Jiang, Y Long, W Lei, X Gao… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are ultra-small silver particles with a size from 1 to 100
nanometers. Unlike bulk silver, they have unique physical and chemical properties …

Metallic nanoparticles and core-shell nanosystems in the treatment, diagnosis, and prevention of parasitic diseases

G Król, K Fortunka, M Majchrzak, E Piktel, P Paprocka… - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
The usage of nanotechnology in the fight against parasitic diseases is in the early stages of
development, but it brings hopes that this new field will provide a solution to target the early …

A role for T‐cell exhaustion in Long COVID‐19 and severe outcomes for several categories of COVID‐19 patients

K Roe - Journal of neuroscience research, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Unusual mortality rate differences and symptoms have been experienced by COVID‐19
patients, and the postinfection symptoms called Long COVID‐19 have also been widely …

Parasitic infections of the nervous system

HH Garcia - CONTINUUM: Lifelong Learning in Neurology, 2021 - journals.lww.com
PURPOSE OF REVIEW This article reviews how parasites affect the human nervous system,
with a focus on four parasitic infections of major public health importance worldwide, two …

Molecular diagnosis of toxoplasmosis: recent advances and a look to the future

MG Robert, MP Brenier-Pinchart… - Expert Review of Anti …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Toxoplasmosis is a globally distributed parasitic infection that can be
particularly severe when opportunistic or congenital. Its diagnosis requires accurate and …

Serology for Toxoplasma in immunocompromised patients: still useful?

D Dupont, H Fricker-Hidalgo, MP Brenier-Pinchart… - Trends in …, 2021 - cell.com
Toxoplasmosis represents one of the most common comorbidity factors in solid organ or
hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients as well as in other immunocompromised …