American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 146, Issue 6 , Pages 851-855 , December 2008

Respective Roles of Acquired and Congenital Infections in Presumed Ocular Toxoplasmosis

  • Emmanuelle Delair
    • ,
  • Dominique Monnet

      Affiliations

    • Université Paris Descartes, Faculté de Médecine, Service d'Ophtalmologie, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France
    • ,
  • Sophie Grabar

      Affiliations

    • Service de Biostatistique et Informatique Médicale, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France
    • ,
  • Jean Dupouy-Camet

      Affiliations

    • Université Paris Descartes, Institut Cochin, Département des Maladies Infectieuses, Biologie Comparative des Apicomplexes, Paris, France
    • ,
  • Hélène Yera

      Affiliations

    • Université Paris Descartes, Institut Cochin, Département des Maladies Infectieuses, Biologie Comparative des Apicomplexes, Paris, France
    • ,
  • Antoine P. Brézin

      Affiliations

    • Université Paris Descartes, Faculté de Médecine, Service d'Ophtalmologie, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Antoine P. Brézin, Université Paris Descartes, Faculté de Médecine, Hôpital Cochin, Service d'Ophtalmologie, 27 rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques, 75679 Paris Cedex 14, France

,Accepted 21 June 2008.

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PII: S0002-9394(08)00515-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2008.06.027

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 146, Issue 6 , Pages 851-855 , December 2008

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