Congenital Toxoplasmosis in Uberlandia, MG, Brazil
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A comparative study of congenital toxoplasmosis between public and private hospitals from Uberlândia, MG, Brazil.
The main purpose of the present study was to examine if there is difference in terms of incidence rates of congenital toxoplasmosis among populations assisted in public and private hospitals from Uberlândia, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. A total of 805 serum samples from cord blood were collected, being 500 from public hospital and 305 from private hospital, and all patients answered a questio...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0142-6338,1465-3664
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/50.1.50