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Risk factors for toxoplasmic encephalitis in HIV-infected patients: a case-control study in Brazil

L. V. NascimentoDepartment of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Faculty of Medicine of São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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F. StollarDepartment of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Faculty of Medicine of São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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L. B. TavaresDepartment of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Faculty of Medicine of São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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C. E. CavasiniDepartment of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Faculty of Medicine of São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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I. L. MaiaDepartment of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Faculty of Medicine of São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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J. A. CordeiroDepartment of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine of São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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M. U. FerreiraDepartment of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Faculty of Medicine of São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, and Department of Parasitology, Institute for Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 587-593 | Received 29 Nov 2000, Accepted 26 May 2001, Published online: 15 Nov 2016

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