Risk factors for Toxoplasma gondii infection in women of childbearing age
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Risk factors for Toxoplasma gondii infection in women of childbearing age.
OBJECTIVES Determine the risk factors involved in toxoplasmosis transmission and determine whether pregnancy is a risk factor for toxoplasmosis infection. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study carried out on 2,242 women at childbearing age. An indirect immunofluorescence reaction was used to identify immunity to Toxoplasma gondii. Previous gestations were also analyzed as a possible risk factor....
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عنوان ژورنال: Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1413-8670
DOI: 10.1590/s1413-86702004000200007