Congenital toxoplasmosis: A review

Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 296-305

  Jones, Jeffrey L ^a,d   Lopez, Adriana ^a   Wilson, Marianna ^a   Schulkin, Jay ^b   Gibbs, Ronald ^c  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b American College of Obsetricians and Gynecologists   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FOLIC ACID; FOLINIC ACID; MACROLIDE; PYRIMETHAMINE SULFADIAZINE; SPIRAMYCIN; SULFONAMIDE;

BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; CONGENITAL TOXOPLASMOSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SKIN TOXICITY; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ANIMALS; CATS; FECES; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; MEAT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; SEROLOGIC TESTS; TOXOPLASMOSIS, CONGENITAL;

EID: 0035042432     PISSN: 00297828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006254-200105000-00025     Document Type: Review

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