Laboratory diagnosis of toxoplasmosis

Clin Lab Med. 1991 Dec;11(4):923-39.

Abstract

Toxoplasmosis is usually diagnosed in the clinical laboratory by detecting antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii, and only rarely by isolating the parasites. A number of serologic tests are used; each has its own advantages and disadvantages. The methods of diagnosis and their interpretations differ for each clinical category of infection.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications
  • Animals
  • Clinical Laboratory Techniques / trends
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host
  • Immunologic Tests
  • Toxoplasma / growth & development
  • Toxoplasma / immunology
  • Toxoplasma / pathogenicity*
  • Toxoplasmosis / diagnosis*
  • Toxoplasmosis / epidemiology
  • Toxoplasmosis / etiology
  • Toxoplasmosis / immunology
  • Toxoplasmosis, Congenital / diagnosis
  • Toxoplasmosis, Congenital / epidemiology
  • Toxoplasmosis, Congenital / immunology
  • Toxoplasmosis, Ocular / diagnosis
  • Toxoplasmosis, Ocular / epidemiology
  • Toxoplasmosis, Ocular / immunology