Point-of-care testing for Toxoplasma gondii IgG/IgM using Toxoplasma ICT IgG-IgM test with sera from the United States and implications for developing countries.

• Main Authors: Ian J Begeman (Author), Joseph Lykins (Author), Ying Zhou (Author), Bo Shiun Lai (Author), Pauline Levigne (Author), Kamal El Bissati (Author), Kenneth Boyer (Author), Shawn Withers (Author), Fatima Clouser (Author), A Gwendolyn Noble (Author), Peter Rabiah (Author), Charles N Swisher (Author), Peter T Heydemann (Author), Despina G Contopoulos-Ioannidis (Author), Jose G Montoya (Author), Yvonne Maldonado (Author), Raymund Ramirez (Author), Cindy Press (Author), Eileen Stillwaggon (Author), François Peyron (Author), Rima McLeod (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Congenital toxoplasmosis is a serious but preventable and treatable disease. Gestational screening facilitates early detection and treatment of primary acquisition. Thus, fetal infection can be promptly diagnosed and treated and outcomes can be improved. METHODS:We tested 180 sera with th...