Congenital toxoplasmosis: evaluation of serological methods for the detection of anti-Toxoplasma gondii IgM and IgA antibodies

A study was carried out to evaluate the presence of serological markers for the immunodiagnosis of the vertical transmission of toxoplasmosis. We tested the sensitivity, specificity and predictive values (positive and negative) of different serological methods for the early diagnosis of congenital t...

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Main Authors: IMX Rodrigues, AM Castro, MBF Gomes, WN Amaral, MM Avelino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2009-05-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762009000300006