Bicentric evaluation of access Toxo immunoglobulin M (IgM) and IgG assays and IMx Toxo IgM and IgG assays and comparison with platelia Toxo IgM and IgG assays

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1606-1609

  Decoster, Anne ^a   Lecolier, Bertrand ^b  

^a Groupement Hospitalier de L'Institut Catholique Facultél Libre de Méldecine de Lille   (France)

^b Association Notre Dame de Bon Secours   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 0029891060     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.7.1606-1609.1996     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Bessieres, M. H., V. Luyasu, C. Chemla-Marx, Y. Le Fichoux, L. Schaeffer, P. Spillar, and M. C. Chretien. 1995. Qualitative detection of IgA antibody to Toxoplasma gondii in a multicenter evaluation using the IMx analyzer, abstr. 1355. In Proceedings of the VIIth European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.
2. Cesbron, J. Y., A. Caron, F. Santoro, P. Wattre, G. Ovlaque, R. J. Pierce, J. P. Delagneau, and A. Capron. 1986. Une nouvelle méthode ELISA pour le diagnostic de la toxoplasmose: dosage des IgM sériques par immunocapture avec un anticorps monoclonal anti-Toxoplasma gondii. Presse Med. 15:737-740.
3. Dannemann. B. R., W. C. Vaughan, P. Thulliez, and J. S. Remington. 1990. Differential agglutination test for diagnosis of recently acquired infection with Toxoplasma gondii. J. Clin. Microbiol. 28:1928-1933.
4. Desmonts, G. 1955. Sur la technique de lyse des toxoplasmes. Réaction de Sabin et Feldman. Sem. Hop. Paris 31:193-195.
5. Desmonts, G. 1983. Dépistage de la toxoplasmose par agglutination des parasites, intérêt d'un antigène très sensible pour la recherche des IgG spécifiques. Ann. Biol. Clin. 41:138-143.
6. Desmonts, G., Y. Naot, and J. S. Remington. 1981. An immunoglobulin M-immunosorbent agglutination assay for diagnosis of infectious diseases: diagnosis of acute congenital and acquired toxoplasma infections. J. Clin. Microbiol. 13:859-864.
7. Fulton, J. D., and J. L. Turk. 1959. Direct agglutination test for Toxoplasma gondii. Lancet ii:1068-1069.
8. Garin, J. P., and P. Ambroise-Thomas. 1963. Le diagnostic sérologique de la toxoplasmose par la méthode des anticorps fluorescents. Presse Med. 71: 2485-2488.
9. Gross, U., T. Roos, D. Appoldt, and J. Heeseman. 1992. Improved serological diagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii infection by detection of immunoglobulin A (IgA) and IgM antibodies against P30 by using the immunoblot technique. J. Clin. Microbiol. 30:1436-1441.
10. Hedman, K., M. Lappalainen, I. Seppada, and O. Makela. 1989. Recent primary toxoplasma infection indicated by a low avidity of specific IgG. J. Infect. Dis. 159:736-739.
11. Lecolier, B., and B. Pucheu. 1992. Intérêt de l'étude de l'avidité des IgG pour le diagnostic de la toxoplasmose. Pathol. Biol. 41:155-158.
12. Partanen, P., H. J. Turunen, R. T. A. Paasivuo, and P. O. Leinikki. 1984. Immunoblot analysis of Toxoplasma gondii antigens by human immunoglobulins G, M and A antibodies at different stages of infection. J. Clin. Microbiol. 20:133-135.
13. Pinon, J. M., S. H. Thoannes, and N. Gruson. 1985. An enzyme-linked immunofiltration assay used to compared infant and maternal antibody profiles in toxoplasmosis. J. Immunol. Methods 77:15-23.
14. Potasman, J., F. G. Araujo, G. Desmonts, and J. R. Remington. 1986. Analysis of Toxoplasma gondii antigens recognized by human sera obtained before and after acute infection. J. Infect. Dis. 4:650-657.
15. Pouletty, P., J. Kadouche, M. Garcia-Gonzales, E. Mihaesco, G. Desmonts, P. Thulliez, H. Thoannes, and J. M. Pinon. 1985. An anti-human μ chain monoclonal antibody: use for detection of IgM antibodies to Tomplasma gondii by reverse immunosorbent assay. J. Immunol. Methods 76:289-296.
16. Remington, J. S. 1969. The present status of IgM fluorescent antibody technique in the diagnosis of congenital toxoplasmosis. J. Pediatr. 75:1116-1124.
17. Santoro, F., D. Afchain, J. R. Pierce, J. Y. Cesbron, G. Ovlaque, and A. Capron. 1985. Serodiagnosis of Toxoplasma infection using a purified parasite protein (P30). Clin. Exp. Immunol. 62:262-269.
18. Schaefer, L. E., J. W. Dyke, F. D. Meglio, P. R. Murray, W. Crafts, and A. Niles. 1989. Evaluation of microparticle enzyme immunoassays for immunoglobulin G and M to rubella virus and Toxoplasma gondii on the Abbott IMx automated analyzer. J. Clin. Microbiol. 27:2410-2413.
19. Sharma, S. D., J. Muliena, F. G. Araujo, H. A. Erlich, and J. S. Remington. 1983. Western blot analysis of the antigens of Toxoplasma gondii recognized by human IgM and IgG antibodies. J. Immunol. 131:977-983.
20. Turunen, H., K. A. Vuorio, and P. O. Leinikki. 1983. Determination of IgG, IgM and IgA antibody responses in human toxoplasmosis by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Scand. J. Infect. Dis. 15:307-311.
21. Van Loon, A. M., J. T. M. Van der Logt, W. F. A. Heessen, and J. Van der Veen. 1983. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay that uses labeled antigens for the detection of immunoglobulin M and A antibodies in toxoplasmosis: comparison with indirect immunofluorescence and double-sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. J. Clin. Microbiol. 17:997-1004.