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. 1990 Dec;43(12):1032-3.
doi: 10.1136/jcp.43.12.1032.

Potential role of IgG avidity for diagnosing toxoplasmosis

D H Joynson  1 , R A Payne, B K Rawal
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Potential role of IgG avidity for diagnosing toxoplasmosis

D H Joynson et al. J Clin Pathol. 1990 Dec.

Abstract

Sera from 20 cases of toxoplasmic lymphadenopathy were examined by an enzyme linked immunosorbent assay toxoplasma IgG avidity (ELISA) at two laboratories. The results obtained were largely in agreement and showed that sera from patients with acute infection had low avidity IgG (30% or less), whereas sera from patients with chronic infection had high avidity IgG (40% or more). It is suggested that this type of assay could have a useful complementary role in antenatal testing for toxoplasmosis.

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  • Duration of toxoplasma infection.
    Holliman RE, Johnson JD. Holliman RE, et al. J Clin Pathol. 1991 Jun;44(6):525. doi: 10.1136/jcp.44.6.525. J Clin Pathol. 1991. PMID: 2066439 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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