Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 48, Issue 1 , Pages 46-48 , March 2009

Seropositivity for Listeria monocytogenes in Women with Spontaneous Abortion: A Case-Control Study in Iran

  • Mahin Jamshidi

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Mahin Jamshidi, Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 13185-1678, Tehran, Iran
    • Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Banddar Abbas
    • ,
  • Abdolreza Sotoodeh Jahromi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Immunology, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom
    • ,
  • Parivash Davoodian

      Affiliations

    • Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Banddar Abbas
    • ,
  • Malihe Amirian

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Banddar Abbas
    • ,
  • Mehrangiz Zangeneh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infectious Diseases, Azad University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
    • ,
  • Fatemeh Jadcareh

      Affiliations

    • Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Banddar Abbas

,Accepted 11 June 2008.

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PII: S1028-4559(09)60034-6

doi: 10.1016/S1028-4559(09)60034-6

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 48, Issue 1 , Pages 46-48 , March 2009

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