Preliminary report of HIV and Toxoplasma gondii occurrence in pregnant women from Mozambique

Preliminary report of HIV and Toxoplasma gondii occurrence in pregnant women from Mozambique

Toxoplasmosis, a protozoan disease, causes severe disease in fetuses during pregnancy and deadly encephalitis in HIV patients. There are several studies on its seroprevalence around the world, but studies focusing on African countries are limited in number and mostly anecdotal. We studied two groups...

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Main Authors: Sonia Paula Benedito Luis Sitoe, Bernardete Rafael, Luciana Regina Meireles, Heitor Franco de Andrade Jr., Ricardo Thompson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2010-12-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Austral Africa
Toxoplasmosis
HIV
Serology
Pregnant women
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