Seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in antenatal women with bad obstetric history
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Seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in antenatal women with bad obstetric history
BACKGROUND The occurrence of fetal death is one of the tragedies that confront the physician providing obstetric care. Among the various agents associated with infections of pregnancy, viruses are the most important followed by bacteria and protozoa. Among protozoal infections in pregnancy, toxoplasmosis is reported to have a high incidence, sometimes causing fetal death. The study was intended...
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عنوان ژورنال: Tropical Parasitology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2229-5070
DOI: 10.4103/2229-5070.113915