Recurrent ocular disease in postnatally acquired toxoplasmosis

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 421-425

  Bosch Driessen, E H ^a   Rothova, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETINA INJURY; SCAR FORMATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SERODIAGNOSIS; TOXOPLASMOSIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; TOXOPLASMOSIS, OCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0032869929     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(99)00271-8     Document Type: Article

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