IgG and IgM western blot assay for diagnosis of congenital toxoplasmosis

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...

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Published in:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Main Authors: Anderson S Machado, Gláucia MQ Andrade, José N Januário, Matheus D Fernandes, Ana Carolina AV Carneiro, Mariângela Carneiro, Ericka VM Carellos, Roberta MC Romanelli, Daniel V Vasconcelos-Santos, Ricardo WA Vitor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2010-09-01
Subjects:
congenital toxoplasmosis
western blot
macular toxoplasmosis
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