Acute primary toxoplasmosis in travelers returning from endemic countries

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 57-60

  Anand, Rahul ^a,b   Jones, Chris W ^b   Ricks, Jane H ^b   Sofarelli, Theresa A ^a,b   Hale, DeVon C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; FOLINIC ACID; PYRIMETHAMINE; SPIRAMYCIN; SULFADIAZINE;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS; TRAVEL; TREATMENT DURATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH AMERICA; TOXOPLASMOSIS; TRAVEL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855497899     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2011.00564.x     Document Type: Article

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