Serological screening and toxoplasmosis exposure factors among pregnant women in South of Brazil
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01/04/2005
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| Resumo |
Serological screening and evaluation of exposure factors for Toxoplasma gondii transmission were conducted in 2126 pregnant women from southern Brazil. Specific antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii were presented by 74.5% (n=1583) of the pregnant women evaluated. Contact with soil was found to be the major factor for infection. |
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text/html |
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http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822005000200009 |
| Idioma(s) |
en |
| Publicador |
Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT |
| Fonte |
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical v.38 n.2 2005 |
| Palavras-Chave | #Congenital toxoplasmosis #Exposure factor #Pregnant women #Epidemiology #South Brazil |
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journal article |
