Prevalence of toxoplasmosis, HIV, syphilis and rubella in a population of puerperal women using Whatman 903® filter paper

Objectives: To determine the seroprevalence rate of toxoplasmosis, HIV, syphilis and rubella in a population of puerperal women. Methods: A prospective, cross-sectional study was performed from February 2007 to April 2008 at Hospital Geral, Universidade de Caxias do Sul in a population of 1,510 puer...

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Main Authors: José Mauro Madi, Ricardo da Silva de Souza, Breno Fauth de Araújo, Petrônio Fagundes de Oliveira Filho, Renato Luís Rombaldi, Charles Mitchell, Jucemara Lorencetti, Nathalia Oliva Marcon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867010700064