Table 1 Technical features of serological tests used for detection of T. gondii antibodies in humans and animals in Colombia
From: An overview of seventy years of research (1944 – 2014) on toxoplasmosis in Colombia, South America
Test, abbreviation | Antigens | Manufacturer | Tables referred |
|---|---|---|---|
Sabin Feldman dye test, SF | Live tachyzoites | In-house | 2, 3 |
Skin test | Soluble | In-house | 2, 4 |
Indirect haemagglutination, IHAT | Soluble | Not stated | 5 |
Indirect haemagglutination, IHAT | Soluble | Behringwerke, Germany (Note, these company have merged into CSL Behring) http://www.cslbehring.com | 5 |
Indirect haemagglutination, IHAT | Soluble | Not state | 2 |
Indirect fluorescent antibody, IFAT | Inactivated | Not stated | 2, 3, 5 |
Indirect fluorescent antibody, IFAT | Inactivated | Cappel Laboratories, Cochranville PA, USA | 5 |
Indirect fluorescent antibody, IFAT | Inactivated | CSL Behring, Germany http://www.cslbehring.com | 2, 3 |
Indirect fluorescent antibody, IFAT | Whole formaldehyde- fixed tachyzoites | National Institute of Health, Santa fé de Bogotá, Colombia http://www.ins.gov.co | 2, 3, 4, 5 |
Modified Agglutination, MAT | Formalin-treated whole tachyzoites | Biomérieux, Craponne, France http://www.biomerieux.com | 5 |
Immunosorbent Agglutination Assay test, ISAGA | Whole tachyzoites-killed | Biomérieux, Craponne, France http://www.biomerieux.com | 2 |
Enzyme linked fluorescent assay, ELFA VIDAS® EBV IgG, IgM | Soluble, | Biomérieux, Craponne, France http://www.biomerieux.com | 2, 3, 4 |
Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay, ELISA | |||
1. Micro ELISA | Soluble | Not stated | 2, 4 |
2. TOXO IgG Detect ELISA Kit | Inactivated | BioKit, Barcelona, Spain http://www.biokit.com | 2, 4 |
3. Toxoplasma ELISA IgG, IgM | Soluble | Vircell S.L., Grenade, Spain http://www.vircell.com | 2, 3, 4 |
4. Plateia TOXO IgG, IgM | Whole tachyzoites | Bio-Rad, Marnes-la-Coquette, France http://www.bio-rad.com | 2, 3, 4 |
5. Human® Toxo-IgG | Soluble | Human Biochemica und Diagnostica mbH, Wiesbaden, Germany http://www.human.de/de | 2 |
MEIA Microparticle Enzyme Immunoassay, AxSYM Toxo IgG, IgM | Soluble | Abbott Laboratories, Illinois, USA http://www.abbott.com | 2, 3, 4 |