Confirmatory serologic testing for acute toxoplasmosis and rate of induced abortions among women reported to have positive Toxoplasma immunoglobulin M antibody titers

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 184, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 140-145

  Liesenfeld, Oliver ^a,b   Montoya, Jose G ^a,b   Tathineni, Naga J ^a   Davis, Meg ^a   Brown Jr , Byron W ^b   Cobb, Kristin L ^b   Parsonnet, Julie ^b   Remington, Jack S ^a,b  

^a PALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Induced abortions; Pregnancy; Toxoplasma serologic studies; Toxoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHRONICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SERODIAGNOSIS; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 0035121760     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2001.108341     Document Type: Article

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