Seroprevalence and risk factors of Toxoplasma gondii infection among pregnant women in south western, Saudi Arabia

Journal of Parasitic Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 4-10

  Almushait, Mona A ^a   Dajem, Saad M Bin ^b   Elsherbiny, Nahla M ^a   Eskandar, Mamdoh A ^a   Al Azraqi, Tarik A ^a   Makhlouf, Laila M ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING KHALID UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

ELISA; Pregnant women; Risk factors; Seroprevalence; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893802934     PISSN: 09717196     EISSN: 09750703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12639-012-0195-z     Document Type: Article

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