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Decline in Ocular Toxoplasmosis over 40 Years at a Tertiary Referral Practice in the United States

Joshua H. HouDepartment of Ophthalmology, Illinois Eye & Ear Infirmary, Chicago, Illinois, USACorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
Sarju S. PatelDepartment of Ophthalmology, Illinois Eye & Ear Infirmary, Chicago, Illinois, USA;Department of Ophthalmology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA
, MPH , MD,
Asim V. FarooqDepartment of Ophthalmology, Illinois Eye & Ear Infirmary, Chicago, Illinois, USA
, MD,
Asad A. QadirDepartment of Pediatrics, Pritzer School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
, MD,
Howard H. TesslerDepartment of Ophthalmology, Illinois Eye & Ear Infirmary, Chicago, Illinois, USA
, MD &
Debra A. GoldsteinDepartment of Ophthalmology, Illinois Eye & Ear Infirmary, Chicago, Illinois, USA;Department of Ophthalmology, Feinberg School of Medicine – Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA
, MD
Pages 577-583 | Received 13 May 2015, Accepted 06 Oct 2016, Published online: 28 Nov 2016

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