[Comparison of latex agglutination test with conventional methods for diagnosis of trichomoniasis].

Swabs of the genito-urinary tract of 638 women were taken and subsequently examined with the use of the latex agglutination test (LAT). The results were compared with wet mounts and cultures. The sensitivity of these methods were: 98, 30.

[The comparison of serological tests used in diagnosing active toxoplasmosis].

ELISA kits from different commercial firms were evaluated and compared with monoclonal immunosorbent agglutination test ISAGA for detection anti-T. gondii IgM antibody. The results presented in this study show that both ELISA-IgM tests, as well from Organon, as from Abbott firms promise to be of the same value for the diagnosis of acute acquired and congenital toxoplasmosis.

The development of humoral and cellular immune response in pregnant rabbits after infection with Toxoplasma gondii and their influence on foetal infections.

Both humoral and cellular immune response during experimental toxoplasmosis of rabbits were studied in different stages of pregnancy. The application of different schemes of immunization made possible to detect immunological phenomena in particular stage of development depending on foetus evolution. The research conducted so far, has demonstrated no significant protective influence of humoral as well as cellular resistance to foetus infection of mothers acute infection.