European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 7 , Pages 470-473 , November 2006

Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in a healthy population from Slovakia

  • Carmen Studeničová

      Affiliations

    • Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Comenius University, 813 72 Bratislava, Slovakia
    • ,
  • Gabriela Benčaiová

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics, University Hospital Zurich, Frauenklinikstrasse 10, CH-8091, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +41 44 255 5131; fax: +41 44 255 4430.
    • ,
  • Renata Holková

      Affiliations

    • Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Comenius University, 813 72 Bratislava, Slovakia

Received 16 August 2005 ,Revised 16 May 2006 ,Accepted 4 July 2006.

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PII: S0953-6205(06)00188-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2006.07.007

European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 7 , Pages 470-473 , November 2006

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