Pcr versus elisa in diagnosis of human toxoplasmosis in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Source
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Issue
Vol. 38, Issue 3 (31 Dec. 2008), pp.707-714, 8 p.
Publisher
The Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Publication Date
2008-12-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
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Topics
Abstract EN
In this study, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was compared with detection of specific antibodies to Toxoplasma by ELISA.
A total of 70 blood samples from patients with different clinical features were tested, 43 / 70 (61.4 %) were serologically Toxoplasma-IgG positive meanwhile only 16 / 43 (37.2 %) were approved to be positive by PCR.
A total of 22 samples (31.6 %) were positive by PCR, but only 16 of them were positive by ELISA.
So, Tox-IgG indicated catching Toxoplasma infection but not enough with immune modulation to determine acute case, while PCR besides, being valuable in diagnosis showed Toxoplasma parasitemia.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tonkal, Abd al-Qadir M. D.. 2008. Pcr versus elisa in diagnosis of human toxoplasmosis in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology،Vol. 38, no. 3, pp.707-714.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-49662
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tonkal, Abd al-Qadir M. D.. Pcr versus elisa in diagnosis of human toxoplasmosis in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology Vol. 38, no. 3 (Dec. 2008), pp.707-714.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-49662
American Medical Association (AMA)
Tonkal, Abd al-Qadir M. D.. Pcr versus elisa in diagnosis of human toxoplasmosis in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology. 2008. Vol. 38, no. 3, pp.707-714.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-49662
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 711-714
Record ID
BIM-49662
