title: [Direct agglutination as a tool for toxoplasma control in pregnancy].
abstract: Sera of 3243 pregnant women were tested by direct agglutination and dye test for toxoplasma antibodies. An agreement of 99.48% between results of both tests could be found. The direct agglutination can be recommended as a screening technique in pregnancy care.
authors.affiliation: Robert-Koch-Institut des Bundesge-sundheitsamtes, Fachgebiet Klinische Parasitologie, Berlin.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Janitschke
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Busch
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kellershofen
mesh_terms: D000372:Agglutination Tests / Q000379:methods; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*
vernacular_title: Untersuchungen zur Anwendbarkeit der direkten Agglutination zur Toxoplasmoseüberwachung im Rahmen der Mutterschaftsvorsorge.