Halk Sağlığı bakışıyla Toxoplasma gondii/Toxoplasma gondii With Public Health’s Perspective
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Toxoplasma gondii
A total of 349 human serum samples were examined for anti-Toxoplasma antibodies by the Murex Single Use Diagnostic System (SUDS) qualitative screening test, indirect hemagglutination assay (IHA), and indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA). Concordant results with SUDS and IHA were obtained for 91.9% of serum samples; 8.9% were SUDS+ and IHA-; none were SUDSand IHA+. Comparison of the SUDS assa...
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عنوان ژورنال: Türkiye Halk Sağlığı Dergisi
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1304-1096
DOI: 10.20518/tjph.173076