Seroprevalence of Toxoplasmosis with ELISA and Rapid Diagnostic Test among Residents in Gyodong-do, Inchon city, Korea: A Four-Year Follow-up |
Kim, Yeong Hoon
(Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea)
Lee, Ji hoo (Genbody Inc.) Ahn, Seong kyu (Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine and Inha Research Institute for Medical Sciences, Inha University School of Medicine) Kim, Tong-Soo (Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine and Inha Research Institute for Medical Sciences, Inha University School of Medicine) Hong, Sung-Jong (Department of Medical Environmental Biology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine) Chong, Chom-Kyu (Genbody Inc.) Ahn, Hye-Jin (Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea) Nam, Ho-Woo (Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea) |
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