Early aqueous humor analysis in patients with human ocular toxoplasmosis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 996-1001

  Garweg, Justus G ^a   Jacquier, Patrick ^b   Boehnke, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Laboratory for Clinical Parasitology   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLINIC ACID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; PROTOZOAL DNA; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADIAZINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EYE INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS; UVEITIS;

PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0034005676     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.3.996-1001.2000     Document Type: Article

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