Is sabin-feldman dye test using T. Gondii tachyzoites from animal inoculation still the best method for detecting toxoplasma gondii antibodies?

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1059-1064

  Udonsom, Ruenruetai ^a   Buddhirongawatr, Ruangrat ^a   Sukthana, Yaowalark ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Dye test; IFAT; Mouse and cell culture derived tachyzoites; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

COLORING AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; METHYLENE BLUE; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CELL CULTURE; DYE DILUTION CURVE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUSE; PATHOGENICITY; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; CELLS, CULTURED; COLORING AGENTS; DYE DILUTION TECHNIQUE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLENE BLUE; MICE; MIDDLE AGED; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

EID: 79952113985     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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