Acute acquired toxoplasmosis: Clinical-laboratorial aspects and ophthalmologic evaluation in a cohort of immunocompetent patients

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 393-396

  Neves, E S ^a   Bicudo, L N ^a   Curi, A L ^a   Carregal, E ^a   Bueno, W F ^a   Ferreira, R G ^a   Amendoeira, M R ^b   Benchimol, E ^a   Fernandes, O ^b  

^a Funda??o Oswaldo Cruz   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hepatomegaly; Morbidity; Retinochoroiditis; Toxoplasma gondii; Toxoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 65549096008     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000200039     Document Type: Article

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