Long-term ocular prognosis in 327 children with congenital toxoplasmosis

Pediatrics

Volumn 113, Issue 6 I, 2004, Pages 1567-1572

  Wallon, Martine ^a   Kodjikian, Laurent ^a   Binquet, Christine ^b   Garweg, Justus ^c   Fleury, Jacques ^a   Quantin, Catherine ^b   Peyron, François ^a  

^a CROIX ROUSSE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b DIJON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cohort; Congenital; Eye; Ocular; Prenatal screening; Prevention; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

FANSIDAR; PYRIMETHAMINE; SPIRAMYCIN ADIPATE; SULFADIAZINE;

ARTICLE; CHORIORETINITIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONGENITAL TOXOPLASMOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EYE; FOLLOW UP; FRANCE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; POSTNATAL CARE; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE OF ONSET; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHORIORETINITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; PREGNANCY; TOXOPLASMOSIS, CONGENITAL; TOXOPLASMOSIS, OCULAR;

EID: 2542538359     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.113.6.1567     Document Type: Article

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