Serological screening for antenatal toxoplasma infection in India

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 143-146

  Khurana, S ^a   Bagga, R ^a   Aggarwal, A ^a   Lyngdoh, V ^a   Shivapriya, ^a   Diddi, K ^a   Malla, N ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Avidity; Pregnancy; Serology; Toxoplasma; Women

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADULT; ANTENATAL TOXOPLASMA INFECTION; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INDIA; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; SCREENING; SEROLOGY; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 77951711278     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.62492     Document Type: Article

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