Toxoplasma gondii infection in the United States: Seroprevalence and risk factors

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 154, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 357-365

  Jones, Jeffrey L ^a   Kruszon Moran, Deanna ^b   Wilson, Marianna ^a   McQuillan, Geraldine ^b   Navin, Thomas ^a   McAuley, James B ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Prevalence; Seroepidemiologic studies; Serology; Toxoplasma; Toxoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH RISK; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035881198     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/154.4.357     Document Type: Article

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