title: Towards Universal Screening for Toxoplasmosis: Rapid, Cost-Effective, and Simultaneous Detection of Anti-Toxoplasma IgG, IgM, and IgA Antibodies by Use of Very Small Serum Volumes.
abstract: Rapid, cost-effective, and early determination of the serological status of potentially infected individuals, particularly pregnant women, can be critical in preventing life-threatening infections and subsequent fetal congenital abnormalities. An article in this issue of the Journal of Clinical Microbiology (X. Li, C. Pomares, G. Gonfrier, B. Koh, S. Zhu, M. Gong, J. G. Montoya, and H. Dai, J Clin Microbiol 54:1726-1733, 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.03371-15) describes an innovative multiplexed immunoassay that offers a path toward universal screening.
authors.affiliation: National Exposure Research Laboratory, Exposure Methods and Measurement Division, Microbial Exposure Branch, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Augustine.swinburne@ega.gov.
authors.forename: Swinburne A J
authors.initials: SAJ
authors.lastname: Augustine
mesh_terms: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000097:blood; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D011247:Pregnancy; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology*; D014123:Toxoplasmosis; D014125:Toxoplasmosis, Congenital
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M