Evaluation of a commercial IgE ELISA in comparison with IgA and IgM ELISAs, IgG avidity assay and complement fixation for the diagnosis of acute toxoplasmosis

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 40-47

  Kodym, P ^a   Machala, L ^b   Rohacova H ^b   Sirocka B ^a   Maly M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BULOVKA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Acute infection; Diagnosis; IgEELISA; Lymphadenopathy; Serology; Toxoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAISE; MALE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; SYMPTOM; TOXOPLASMOSIS; YOUDEN INDEX;

TOXOPLASMA;

EID: 33845316464     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01564.x     Document Type: Article

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