Comparative analysis of measurement of IgG, IgM and IgG avidity. 

Comparative analysis of measurement of IgG, IgM and IgG avidity. 

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Objective: To evaluate immunoglobulin G (IgG) avidity as a useful and reliable technique in diagnosing toxoplasmosis in pregnant women referring to therapeutic centers of Alborz Province (Iran) in 2014, against two other tests, IgG and immunoglobulin G (IgM) antiToxoplasma. Methods: Serum samples (468 in total) were obtained from different therapeu...

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... no significant correlation was observed between IgG level and avidity index in Group II (P > 0.05). As per our data, measurement of IgG avidity can clearly differentiate between the acute and chronic phases of toxoplasmosis (Table 1). ...

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... The results found that the number of patients was higher in age group (15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25) years, reaching (85.71%), while the lowest number in age group (37-47) years reaching (80%).The present results were almost similar to those obtained by. [13,14] ...