title: Relevance of and New Developments in Serology for Toxoplasmosis.
abstract: Toxoplasmosis is a widespread parasitic disease caused by the intracellular parasite Toxoplasma gondii with a wide spectrum of clinical outcomes. The biological diagnosis of toxoplasmosis is often difficult and of paramount importance because clinical features are not sufficient to discriminate between toxoplasmosis and other illnesses. Serological tests are the most widely used biological tools for the diagnosis of toxoplasmosis worldwide. This review focuses on the crucial role of serology in providing answers to the most important questions related to the epidemiology and diagnosis of toxoplasmosis in human pathology. Notwithstanding their undeniable importance, serological tools need to be continuously improved and the interpretation of the ensuing results remains complex in many circumstances.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire de Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France; Institut Albert Bonniot, INSERM U1209 - CNRS UMR 5309, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France. Electronic address: cdard@chu-grenoble.fr.
authors.forename: Céline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dard
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire de Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France.
authors.forename: Hélène
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fricker-Hidalgo
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire de Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France; Institut Albert Bonniot, INSERM U1209 - CNRS UMR 5309, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France.
authors.forename: Marie-Pierre
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Brenier-Pinchart
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire de Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France; Institut Albert Bonniot, INSERM U1209 - CNRS UMR 5309, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France.
authors.forename: Hervé
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pelloux
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D012698:Serologic Tests / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan
keywords: Toxoplasma gondii; recombinant antigens; serology; serotyping; toxoplasmosis