Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii among HIV Patients in Jahrom, Southern Iran
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Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii among HIV Patients in Jahrom, Southern Iran
Toxoplasma gondii is an important opportunistic agent especially in immunocompromised hosts and can cause significant morbidity and mortality. Hence, detection and monitoring of anti-Toxoplasma antibodies are of a great interest in HIV-infected patients. A study on the prevalence of toxoplasmosis and associated risk factors was carried out among HIV-infected patients in Jahrom, southern Iran. T...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Korean Journal of Parasitology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0023-4001,1738-0006
DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2017.55.1.99