Table 1 Summary of western blot results obtained from recombinant rhoptry protein 8 detected with human serum samples
From: Sero-diagnostic evaluation of Toxoplasma gondii recombinant Rhoptry antigen 8 expressed in E. coli
Sample group | Number of human serum samples | Western blot | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive | Negative | ||||
| Â | Â | No. | % | No. | % |
1 (early acute: IgG−, IgM+) | 25 | 23 | 90 | 2 | 10 |
2 (acute: IgG+, IgM+) | 30 | 23 | 92 | 3 | 8 |
3 (chronic: IgG+, IgM−) | 50 | 41 | 82 | 9 | 18 |
4 (toxoplasmosis negative: IgG−, IgM−) | 100 | 6 | 6 | 94 | 94 |
Other infections | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Amoebiasis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100 |
Cysticercosis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 100 |
Filariasis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100 |
Toxocariasis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100 |