title: Specific IgG avidity in active and inactive human neurocysticercosis.
abstract: IgG avidity determination in serum samples was investigated to distinguish active and inactive human neurocysticercosis (NC). High avidity index (>70%) was found in 23.5% of cases in active group and 67.9% in inactive group (P = 0.0058). We reported for the first time that IgG avidity assay may distinguish active from inactive NC.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Imunologia, Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Avenida Pará, 1720, CEP 38400-902, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marianna Nascimento
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Manhani
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: da Silva Ribeiro
authors.forename: Deise Aparecida
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Oliveira Silva
authors.forename: Julia Maria
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Costa-Cruz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000276:immunology*; D000915:Antibody Affinity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020019:Neurocysticercosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000909:Antibodies, Helminth; D007074:Immunoglobulin G