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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2006, p. 646-648, Vol. 44, No. 2
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.44.2.646-648.2006
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Timely Diagnosis of Disseminated Toxoplasmosis by Sputum Examination

Sophy Laibe,1 Stéphane Ranque,1* Catherine Curtillet,2 Françoise Faraut,1 Henri Dumon,1 and Jacqueline Franck1

Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie,1 Service d'Hématologie Pédiatrique, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Hôpital de la Timone, Marseille, France2

Received 19 July 2005/ Returned for modification 28 September 2005/ Accepted 7 November 2005

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.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, Hôpital de la Timone, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, F-13385 Marseille, France. Phone: 33 4 91 38 60 90. Fax:: 33 4 91 38 49 58. E-mail: stephane.ranque{at}medecine.univ-mrs.fr.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2006, p. 646-648, Vol. 44, No. 2
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.44.2.646-648.2006
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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