Prenatal diagnosis of congenital toxoplasmosis: a multicenter evaluation of different diagnostic parameters.

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Published in Am J Obstet Gynecol on October 01, 1999

Authors

W Foulon1, J M Pinon, B Stray-Pedersen, A Pollak, M Lappalainen, A Decoster, I Villena, P A Jenum, M Hayde, A Naessens

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Obstetrics, Academisch Ziekenhuis, Free University of Brussels, Belgium.

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