Evaluation of the Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay (Toxo ELISA Test Kit) for the Diagnosis of Toxoplasmosis
抄録
A commercial ELISA-KIT newly developed for the diagnosis or Toxoplasmosis was evaluated by comparing with Dye test and Indirect hemaglutination test (IHA test). A qualitative agreement rate of 93% (65/70) was observed between Dye test and ELISA. But only 76% (53/70) was observed between Dye test and IHA test. So Sensitivity and Speciality of ELISA were almost equal to Dye test, but superior to IHA test especialy in low antibody titer. ELISA value showed plateau in high antibody titer. So we had to dilute the serum of which titer was more than 1280× of IHA test in order to measure the transition of Toxoplasma antibody titer exactly. And that the tecnic of ELISA was very complicated. In general clinical examination IHA test was more convenient than ELISA. So we use ELISA only in special case. And usualy use for another purpose to measure specific IgM antibody which apearance in acute Toxoplasmosis.
雑誌名
熱帯医学 Tropical medicine
巻
25
号
2
ページ
91 - 97
発行年
1983-06-30
ISSN
03855643
書誌レコードID
AN00199644
出版者
長崎大学熱帯医学研究所
出版者別言語
Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University