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.
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