High frequency of ocular toxoplasmosis in Quindío, Colombia and risk factors related to the infection

High frequency of ocular toxoplasmosis in Quindío, Colombia and risk factors related to the infection

Objectives: To determine the frequency of retinochoroidal lesions by ocular toxoplasmosis and their relationships with risk factors, in residents of two districts with high exposure to Toxoplasma, in Armenia-Quindío, Colombia. Methods: Cross-sectional analyses of fundoscopy screening, serological te...

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Main Authors: Jorge Enrique Gómez-Marín, Juliana Muñoz-Ortiz, Manuela Mejía-Oquendo, José Y. Arteaga-Rivera, Nicolás Rivera-Valdivia, María Cristina Bohórquez-Granados, Stefany Velasco-Velásquez, Gabriela Castaño-de-la-Torre, John Alejandro Acosta-Dávila, Laura Lorena García-López, Elizabeth Torres-Morales, Mónica Vargas, Juan David Valencia, Daniel Celis-Giraldo, Alejandra de-la-Torre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
Series:Heliyon
Subjects:
Ocular toxoplasmosis
Toxoplasma gondii
Screening
Risk factors
Retinochoroiditis
Colombia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844021007623

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