Comparison of indirect fluorescent antibody test and modified agglutination test for detecting Toxoplasma gondii immunoglobulin G antibodies in dog and cat

2009 ◽  
Vol 105 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gladia Macrì ◽  
Marcello Sala ◽  
Alicia M. Linder ◽  
Nadia Pettirossi ◽  
Manuela Scarpulla
2016 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonatas Campos de Almeida ◽  
Michelle Salmon Frehse ◽  
Italmar Teodorico Navarro ◽  
João Luis Garcia ◽  
Alexander Welker Biondo ◽  
...  

AbstractThe aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of antibodies to


2004 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 199-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Pelegrine Minho ◽  
Roberta Lemos Freire ◽  
Odilon Vidotto ◽  
Solange Maria Gennari ◽  
Elizabete Marangoni Marana ◽  
...  

The study determined the sensitivity and specificity of the indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT) and modified agglutination test (MAT) for anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibody detection by analyzing sera from 46 experimentally infected pigs. Values for sensitivity were 95.7% (confidence interval 95%: 84.0-99.2%) and for specificity 97.8% (confidence interval 95%: 87.0-99.9%) in both tests. There was an optimum agreement of results between IFAT and MAT evidenced by a Kappa test of 0.86. These results validate these tests for the detection of T. gondii infection in pigs. IFAT and MAT despite methodologies with different characteristics and readings have similar accuracy in pig serum samples.


1989 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 124-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheryl L. Seefeldt ◽  
Clyde A. Kirkbride ◽  
Jitender P. Dubey

Results obtained in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), an indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFA), and a modified direct agglutination test (MAT) for Toxoplasma gondii antibodies from examination of fetal fluids from 377 aborted ovine fetuses were compared. Sixty-seven samples were positive by MAT (titers 1:16 to > 1:65,536), 58 were positive by ELISA, and 62 were positive by immunoglobulin G-IFA. The MAT was preferred because it required less time, labor, and special equipment. It was simple to run, could be done on serum from any species without modification, and it was more effective than the IFA for detecting toxoplasma antibodies in severely autolyzed fetuses. No advantage was found in determining immunoglobulin M antibodies in ovine fetal sera.


2008 ◽  
Vol 94 (4) ◽  
pp. 817-820 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayşegül Taylan Özkan ◽  
Bekir Çelebi ◽  
Cahit Babür ◽  
Araceli Lucio-Forster ◽  
Dwight D. Bowman ◽  
...  

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 254-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lívia Saab Muraro ◽  
João Garcia Caramori Júnior ◽  
Maria Regina Reis Amendoeira ◽  
Joyce Alves Pereira ◽  
João Xavier de Oliveira Filho ◽  
...  

This report aimed to assess the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in 708 swine matrices in Nova Mutum and Diamantino in the state of Mato Grosso, Central-West Brazil. Serum samples were examined by indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT). It was found a seroprevalence of 12.8%, considering titers >64. Therefore, the data reinforce the need for appropriate management of swine raising to minimize the risk of infection of pigs with T. gondii.


2009 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamlang Chumpolbanchorn ◽  
Pacharaporn Anankeatikul ◽  
Wantanee Ratanasak ◽  
Jitbanjong Wiengcharoen ◽  
R. Andrew Thompson ◽  
...  

AbstractToxoplasma gondii infections in free-range (FR) chickens (Gallus domesticus) are potential public health risks. Antibodies for T. gondii were found in 194 out of 303 serum samples (64.03%) from FR chickens in Thailand tested by the indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT, 1:16). To verify the validity of serologic data in this survey, sera from chickens experimentally infected with the RH strain of T. gondii were tested by the IFAT. Antibodies against T. gondii were detected as early as 7 days p.i., peaked at 2 weeks, and then declined by 10 weeks p.i.


1977 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-165
Author(s):  
M A Gordon ◽  
E W Lapa ◽  
J Kane

Diffuse fluorescence in an indirect fluorescent-antibody test for antibody to Aspergillus fumigatus was eliminated by using germlings, rather than hyphae, as antigen. The modified method yielded diagnostic titers larger than or equal to 1:32 in 24 of 25 known cases, was highly specific, and showed good correlation with clinical status and results of immunodiffusion. This technique, which uses the germling antigen, inactivation of test serum at 59 +/- 1 degrees C, and anti-immunoglobulin G conjugate, is a sensitive, specific, and reliable quantitative indicator of aspergillosis and is useful in following the course of the disease.


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