title: Comparative study of the Sabin-Feldman dye test and the indirect haemagglutination test in serodiagnosis of toxoplasmosis.
abstract: 200 women with history of abortion and 100 women with history of uneventful pregnancies were investigated serologically for anti-Toxoplasma antibodies using both the indirect haemagglutination test and the Sabin-Feldman dye test. Our results indicated a role for the first test in seroepidemiological surveys and for routine work. The second test may be reserved for cases with negative haemagglutination test in the presence of strong suspicion of toxoplasmosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zagazig, Egypt.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Eissa
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Abdel Salam
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Antonious
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Abdel Gafar
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Morsy
mesh_terms: D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis*