Abstract
In four cases of pulmonary toxoplasmosis occurring in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, Toxoplasma sp. was discovered in bronchoalveolar-lavage fluid (three cases) and in lung biopsy specimen (one case) by using the following methods: direct examination of smears stained with eosine-methylene blue fast stain, indirect immunofluorescence assay, and inoculation of MRC5 fibroblast cell line in tissue culture.
MeSH terms
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications*
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Agglutination Tests
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Animals
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Antibodies, Protozoan / analysis
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Biopsy
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Bone Marrow / parasitology
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Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
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Cell Line
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Fluorescent Antibody Technique
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Humans
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Lung / parasitology
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Lung Diseases, Parasitic / complications
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Lung Diseases, Parasitic / diagnosis*
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Sputum / parasitology
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Toxoplasma / immunology
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Toxoplasma / isolation & purification
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Toxoplasmosis / complications
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Toxoplasmosis / diagnosis*