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Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology Volume 105, 2011 - Issue 5
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Original Article

Detection of IgM and IgG anti-Toxoplasma antibodies in renal transplant recipients using ELFA, ELISA and ISAGA methods: comparison of pre- and post-transplantation status

M J GHARAVI Department of ParasitologyTehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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S JALALI Tehran University of Medical SciencesTehran, Iran
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S KHADEMVATAN Department of ParasitologyAhvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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S HEYDARI Department of ParasitologyShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Pages 367-371 | Received 20 Dec 2010, Accepted 13 Jun 2011, Published online: 22 Nov 2013

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