Ocular toxoplasmosis: the influence of patient age
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Ocular toxoplasmosis: the influence of patient age.
The influence of patient age on various features of ocular toxoplasmosis has been a subject of study for many years. The age at which Toxoplasma gondii infection occurs in different populations is related to socioeconomic factors and studies suggest that ocular toxoplasmosis is a more severe disease at the extremes of age. The prevalence of ocular involvement is markedly different between indiv...
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عنوان ژورنال: Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0074-0276
DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762009000200031