Socioeconomic status and prevalence of toxoplasmosis during pregnancy

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 241-243

  Yasodhara, P ^a   Ramalakshmi, B A ^a   Lakshmi, V ^b   Krishna, T P ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION   (India)

^b NIZAM'S INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

IgG; IgM; Socioeconomic status; Toxoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY DISORDER; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROPREVALENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 6944235779     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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