| IgG and IgM western blot assay for diagnosis of congenital toxoplasmosis. | |
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PMID: 20944989 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the utility of western blot (WB) analysis as a diagnostic tool for congenital toxoplasmosis in 215 newborn infants. The children were submitted to clinical examinations to assess macular, neurological and hearing signals. The WB results obtained were compared to the persistence of IgG antibodies at the end of 12 months, which is regarded as the "gold standard" diagnosis of congenital toxoplasmosis. Association between the WB results and the clinical signs presented by the infants was also assessed. Of the 215 children, 177 had a confirmed congenital toxoplasmosis diagnosis and 38 were uninfected. IgG-WB showed a sensitivity of 73.5% and a specificity of 97.4%. IgM-WB showed a sensitivity of 54.8% and a specificity of 94.7%. The IgG-WB and IgM-WB combination increased the sensitivity to 86.5%. The IgM-WB-positive children had a 1.4-fold greater risk of presenting active macular lesions than did those that were IgM-WB-negative. This study showed that the WB assay is a useful tool to confirm a diagnosis of congenital toxoplasmosis and that the IgM-WB-positive results can indicate active macular lesions in newborn infants. |
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Anderson S Machado; Gláucia M Q Andrade; José N Januário; Matheus D Fernandes; Ana Carolina A V Carneiro; Mariângela Carneiro; Ericka V M Carellos; Roberta M C Romanelli; Daniel V Vasconcelos-Santos; Ricardo W A Vitor |
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Type: Evaluation Studies; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
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Title: Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Volume: 105 ISSN: 1678-8060 ISO Abbreviation: Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz Publication Date: 2010 Sep |
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Created Date: 2010-10-14 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7502619 Medline TA: Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz Country: Brazil |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 757-61 Citation Subset: IM |
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Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. |
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