Discordant prenatal diagnosis of congenital toxoplasmosis in a dizygotic pregnancy

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 107-108

  Tjalma, Wiebren ^a   Vanderheyden, Tina ^a   Naessens, Anne ^b   Vanderheyden, Jozef ^a   Foulon, Walter ^b  

^a SINT AUGUSTINUS HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Prenatal diagnosis; Toxoplasmosis gondii; Twin pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL TOXOPLASMOSIS; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EID: 0031803850     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(98)00047-5     Document Type: Article

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