Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in northern Greece during the last 20 years
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Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in northern Greece during the last 20 years.
The seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in the northern Greek population was determined in 1984, 1994 and 2004, and changes during this period were investigated. In total, 1014, 812 and 958 sera from individuals aged 1 day to 70 years were examined in 1984, 1994 and 2004, respectively, for IgG and IgM anti-Toxoplasma antibodies with the standard immunofluorescence assay (IFA) and microparticle ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Microbiology and Infection
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1198-743X
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2005.01193.x