Modified fluorescent antibody technique to detect immunoglobulin M antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in congenital infection.
Using a modified fluorescent antibody technique immunoglobulin M antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii were studied in infants' sera. The modified technique involved prolonged incubation of patients' sera with antigen at 4 C.
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis*; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012698:Serologic Tests; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology*; D014125:Toxoplasmosis, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*
D007075:Immunoglobulin M