Two hundred and sixty-one pregnant women underwent prenatal screening by cordocentesis and/or amniocentesis between 1987 and 1994. The following tests were used: (i) detection of anti-Toxoplasma gondii IgM, IgA, and IgE antibodies by immunocapture and the comparative immunological profile method bas
Diagnosis of congenital toxoplasmosis in Scotland
โ Scribed by Jean M.W. Chatterton; Louise J. Skinner; A.W.L. Joss; D.O. Ho-Yen
- Book ID
- 108407169
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 417 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0163-4453
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