title: [Avidity of IgG anti-Toxoplasma gondii. Study to establish a new decision tree for screening].
abstract: Toxoplasmosis infection is commonly asymptomatic, but it may have severe teratogenic consequences. The authors review the literature on serologic screening in the first trimester of pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, BP 1274, 101 Antananarivo, Madagascar.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pfister
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Dromigny
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000465:Algorithms; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D003663:Decision Trees; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000276:immunology*; D008270:Madagascar; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D007074:Immunoglobulin G