Serological investigation of ocular toxoplasmosis.
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Serological investigation of ocular toxoplasmosis.
The limitations of serological assessment in toxoplasma infection of the eye are well recognised, but the predictive value of clinical examination is not defined. We undertook a prospective investigation into the role of clinical examination and of serological findings in cases of suspected toxoplasma infection of the eye by means of the dye test and multiple IgM assays. Seventy-four cases of r...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.75.6.353