title: A new complement fixation test for toxoplasmosis. Comparison with other serological methods.
abstract: A new complement fixation test for toxoplasmosis has been compared with the classical test indirect immunofluorescence test (IFAT) and indirect haemoagglutination test (IHAT). Neither false positive or negative results were obtained with LBCF-H100-TTE. Notably these values correlate well with IFA titers. Furthermore LBCF-H100-TTE shows the highest titers in acute cases and its time course is practically superimposable to IFAT. The differences obtained performing these different tests on the preferential detection of different antigen antibodies systems by these 3 tests are discussed.
mesh_terms: D003168:Complement Fixation Tests; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D006801:Humans; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014125:Toxoplasmosis, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis; D014126:Toxoplasmosis, Ocular / Q000175:diagnosis