New and old risk-factors for Toxoplasma gondii infection: Prospective cross-sectional study among military personnel in the Czech Republic

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1012-1017

  Kolbekova, P ^a   Kourbatova, E ^b   Novotna, M ^a   Kodym, P ^c   Flegr, J ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b SAMARA STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cats; Czech Republic; Risk factors; Seroprevalence; Toxoplasmosis; Transmission

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAT; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CZECH REPUBLIC; EATING HABIT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAT; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PET ANIMAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RABBIT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; SOLDIER; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 34548527306     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2007.01771.x     Document Type: Article

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