Risk factors for ocular toxoplasmosis in Brazil

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 142-148

  Ferreira, A I C ^a   De Mattos, C C Brandão ^a   Frederico, F B ^a   Meira, C S ^b   Almeida, G C ^a   Nakashima, F ^a   Bernardo, C R ^a   Pereira Chioccola, V L ^b   De Mattos, L C ^a  

^a FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DE SÃO JOSÉ DO RIO PRETO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Eye infection; Ocular toxoplasmosis; Risk factors; Toxoplasma gondii; Toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis; Toxoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOG; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 84890043573     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268813000526     Document Type: Article

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