High prevalence of congenital toxoplasmosis in Brazil estimated in a 3-year prospective neonatal screening study

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 941-947

  Neto, Eurico Camargo ^a   Anele, Elaine ^a   Rubim, Rosélia ^a   Brites, Adriana ^a   Schulte, Jaqueline ^a   Becker, Daniela ^a   Tuuminen, Tamara ^b  

^a Nobel RIE Laboratory   (Brazil)

^b Thermo Fisher Scientific Oy   (Finland)

Author keywords

Brazil; Congenital toxoplasmosis; Neonatal screening; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BRAIN CALCIFICATION; BRAZIL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL TOXOPLASMOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; FLUOROMETRY; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; INFANT; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETINA DISEASE; SCAR; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0033762822     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/29.5.941     Document Type: Article

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