Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
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Multicenter Study
Clinical features and outcomes in patients with disseminated toxoplasmosis admitted to intensive care: a multicenter study.
Characteristics and outcomes of adult patients with disseminated toxoplasmosis admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) have rarely been described. ⋯ Severe disseminated toxoplasmosis leading to ICU admission has a poor prognosis. Recipients of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant appear to have the highest risk of mortality. We identified systolic cardiac dysfunction as a major determinant of outcome. Strategies aimed at preventing this fatal opportunistic infection may improve outcomes.