Is ocular toxoplasmosis caused by prenatal or postnatal infection?
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Is ocular toxoplasmosis caused by prenatal or postnatal infection?
Ocular toxoplasmosis is commonly attributed to prenatally acquired (congenital) infection unless there is clear evidence that infection was acquired postnatally. We challenge this view by comparing the risks of ocular disease caused by prenatal and postnatal toxoplasmosis. As the history, clinical appearances, and serological findings associated with the two aetiologies are frequently indisting...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.84.2.224