Screening by Ophthalmoscopy for Toxoplasma Retinochoroiditis in Colombia

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 354-356

  de la Torre, Alejandra ^a   González, Gonzaga ^b   Díaz Ramirez, Julieth ^a   Gómez Marín, Jorge Enrique ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL QUINDÍO   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE CALDAS   (Colombia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHORIORETINITIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STUDENT; TEACHER; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; CHORIORETINITIS; COHORT STUDIES; COLOMBIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PREVALENCE; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, OCULAR;

EID: 33846337795     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2006.09.048     Document Type: Article

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