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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2005, p. 3481-3483, Vol. 43, No. 7
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.7.3481-3483.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Use of a Single Serum Sample for Diagnosis of Acute Toxoplasmosis in Pregnant Women and Other Adults

Cynthia Press,1 Jose G. Montoya,1,2 and Jack S. Remington1,2*

Toxoplasma Serology Laboratory and Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Research Institute, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Palo Alto, California,1 Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California2

Received 27 January 2005/ Returned for modification 9 March 2005/ Accepted 25 March 2005

Using a single serum sample for testing for immunoglobulin G (IgG) Toxoplasma antibodies, differences in sensitivity of the dye test (which measures primarily IgG antibodies) and an IgG enzyme immunoassay were found useful for very early diagnosis of acute Toxoplasma gondii infection.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Research Institute, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Ames Building, 795 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301. Phone: (650) 853-6061. Fax: (650) 329-9853. E-mail: samja{at}stanford.edu.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2005, p. 3481-3483, Vol. 43, No. 7
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.7.3481-3483.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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