Adverse socioeconomic conditions and oocyst-related factors are associated with congenital toxoplasmosis in a population-based study in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Adverse socioeconomic conditions and oocyst-related factors are associated with congenital toxoplasmosis in a population-based study in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

OBJECTIVE: Congenital toxoplasmosis is a public health problem in Brazil. This study aimed to determine risk factors associated with congenital toxoplasmosis in Minas Gerais which is the second largest Brazilian State based on number of inhabitants, and its territorial extension is larger than that...

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Main Authors: Ericka Viana Machado Carellos, Gláucia Manzan Queiroz de Andrade, Daniel Vitor Vasconcelos-Santos, José Nélio Januário, Roberta Maia Castro Romanelli, Mery Natali Silva Abreu, Fabiana Maria da Silva, Ivy Rosa Coelho Loures, Juliana Queiroz de Andrade, Waleska Teixeira Caiaffa, UFMG Congenital Toxoplasmosis Brazilian Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3921220?pdf=render

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