Diagnosis of congenital toxoplasmosis: Prenatal and neonatal evaluation of methods used in Toulouse University Hospital and incidence of congenital toxoplasmosis

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 389-392

  Bessieres M H ^a   Berrebi, A ^b   Cassaing, S ^a   Fillaux, J ^a   Cambus, J P ^a   Berry, A ^a   Assouline, C ^c   Ayoubi, J M ^d   Magnaval, J F ^a  

^a CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

^b TOULOUSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c HÔPITAL DES ENFANTS   (France)

^d FOCH HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Congenital toxoplasmosis; Diagnosis; Neonatal; PCR; Prenatal

Indexed keywords

TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 65549162814     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000200038     Document Type: Article

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