PMID- 3324049
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19880315
LR  - 20061115
IS  - 0031-4021 (Print)
IS  - 0031-4021 (Linking)
VI  - 42
IP  - 5
DP  - 1987
TI  - [Value of the immunosorbent agglutination assay (ISAGA) in the early diagnosis of 
      congenital toxoplasmosis].
PG  - 387-91
AB  - An IgM immunosorbent agglutination assay (ISAGA) test was evaluated for detection 
      of IgM antibodies in diagnosis of congenital toxoplasma infection, and compared 
      with IgM IFI test. Of 36 sera from infants with congenital infection, the IgM 
      ISAGA test was positive in 19 cases (52%), whereas the IgM IFI test was positive 
      in only 4 cases (11%). Of those sera obtained during the first 90 days of life 
      from the infected infants, 70% were positive in the IgM ISAGA test whereas only 
      23% in the IgM IFI test. Neonatal sera from 10 infants suspected, but in whom 
      this diagnosis was ruled out, were also evaluated: one false positive was found 
      with the ISAGA test, but without control 15 days later. The ISAGA test is a 
      simple, sensitive and probably highly specific test for diagnosis of congenital 
      toxoplasma infection.
FAU - Plantaz, D
AU  - Plantaz D
AD  - Service de Medecine Infantile, Centre Hospitalier Regional, Grenoble, France.
FAU - Goullier, A
AU  - Goullier A
FAU - Jouk, P S
AU  - Jouk PS
FAU - Bost, M
AU  - Bost M
LA  - fre
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - English Abstract
PT  - Journal Article
TT  - Interet de la methode ISAGA dans le diagnostic precoce de la toxoplasmose 
      congenitale.
PL  - France
TA  - Pediatrie
JT  - Pediatrie
JID - 0401127
SB  - IM
MH  - Agglutination Tests
MH  - Child, Preschool
MH  - Fluorescent Antibody Technique
MH  - Humans
MH  - Immunosorbent Techniques
MH  - Infant
MH  - Infant, Newborn
MH  - Toxoplasmosis, Congenital/*diagnosis
EDAT- 1987/01/01 00:00
MHDA- 2000/05/05 09:00
CRDT- 1987/01/01 00:00
PHST- 1987/01/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2000/05/05 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 1987/01/01 00:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Pediatrie. 1987;42(5):387-91.