Toxoplasma gondii: Transmission, diagnosis, and prevention

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 634-640

  Hill, D ^a   Dubey, J P ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apicomplexan; Cats; Congenital infection; Protozoan; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

ATOVAQUONE; CLINDAMYCIN; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; PROTOZOAL DNA; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY; PYRIMETHAMINE; SPIRAMYCIN; SULFADIAZINE; SULFONAMIDE; SULFONE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLINDNESS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONGENITAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD WASHING; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MATERNAL CARE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PARASITOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; SERODIAGNOSIS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS; PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0036803121     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2002.00485.x     Document Type: Article

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