Diagnostics
Immunoblot test detects antiToxoplasma gondii IgG in saliva
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, October 4th, 2005
According to a recently published report from Switzerland, "Toxoplasma gondii represents the most prominent infectious parasitic organism found in humans.
"While normally asymptomatic in healthy individuals, toxoplasmosis can cause abortion in patients during pregnancy, or can be fatal in immunosuppressed individuals such as persons suffering from acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)."
"Toxoplasma gondii infection in humans is routinely assessed by serological means. Here, we show that detection of...
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