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Toxoplasma gondii-specific IgG avidity testing in pregnant women by C. Garnaud; H. Fricker-Hidalgo; B. Evengård; M.J. Álvarez-Martínez; E. Petersen; L.M. Kortbeek; F. Robert-Gangneux; I. Villena; C. Costache; M. Paul; V. Meroni; E. Guy; P.L. Chiodini; M.-P. Brenier-Pinchart; H. Pelloux is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Background: The parasite toxoplasma gondii can cause congenital toxoplasmosis following primary infection in a pregnant woman. it is therefore important to distinguish between recent and past infection when both t. gondii-specific igm and igg are detected in a single serum in pregnant women. toxoplasma gondii-specific igg avidity testing is an essential tool to help to date the infection. however, interpretation of its results can be complex. ## Objectives: To review the benefits and limitations of t. gondii-specific avidity testing in pregnant women, to help practitioners to interpret the results and adapt the patient management. ## Sources: Pubmed search with the keywords avidity, toxoplasmosis and toxoplasma gondii for articles published from 1989 to 2019. ## Content: Toxoplasma gondii-specific igg avidity testing remains a key tool for dating a t. gondii infection in immunocompetent pregnant women. several commercial assays are available and display comparable performances. a high avidity result obtained on a first-trimester serum sample is indicative of a past infection, which occurred before pregnancy. to date, a low avidity result must still be considered as non-informati
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- Author
- C. Garnaud; H. Fricker-Hidalgo; B. Evengård; M.J. Álvarez-Martínez; E. Petersen; L.M. Kortbeek; F. Robert-Gangneux; I. Villena; C. Costache; M. Paul; V. Meroni; E. Guy; P.L. Chiodini; M.-P. Brenier-Pinchart; H. Pelloux
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2020
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)