Congenital ocular toxocariasis in a premature neonate [4];Toxocariasis ocular congénita en un recién nacido prematuro

Anales de Pediatria

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 599-600

  Maffrand, R ^a   Avila Vazquez M ^b,c   Princich, D ^a   Alasia, P ^a  

^a Hospital del Nino Jesus Argentina   (Argentina)

^b Hosp Univ de Maternidad y Neonatología   (Argentina)

^c NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EYE DISEASE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; TOXOCARIASIS;

EID: 33746576868     PISSN: 16954033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13089931     Document Type: Letter

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