Diagnosis of congenital toxoplasmosis in the neonatal period: A multicenter evaluation.

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Published in J Pediatr on December 01, 1999

Authors

A Naessens1, P A Jenum, A Pollak, A Decoster, M Lappalainen, I Villena, M Lebech, B Stray-Pedersen, M Hayde, J M Pinon, E Petersen, W Foulon

Author Affiliations

1: Departments of Microbiology and Obstetrics, Academisch Ziekenhuis, Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium.

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