Comparison of four commercially available avidity tests for Toxoplasma gondii-specific IgG antibodies. 2013

O Villard, and L Breit, and B Cimon, and J Franck, and H Fricker-Hidalgo, and N Godineau, and S Houze, and L Paris, and H Pelloux, and I Villena, and E Candolfi, and
Institut de Parasitologie et de Pathologie Tropicale de Strasbourg, Laboratoire Associé Centre National de Référence de la Toxoplasmose, Université de Strasbourg, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France. ovillard@unistra.fr

Toxoplasma infection in pregnant women may cause congenital toxoplasmosis. Diagnosis of infection is based on serological tests aimed at detecting IgM and IgG antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii. However, IgM antibodies are not an accurate marker for discriminating between acute and latent infection. Detection of residual or persistent IgM may occur months or even years after primary infection, while the IgG avidity test is a rapid means of identifying latent infections in pregnant women who exhibit both IgG and IgM anti-Toxoplasma antibodies on initial testing during pregnancy. In this study, we assessed and compared the performances of four commercially available Toxoplasma IgG avidity tests in immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients with acute and latent toxoplasmosis. The positive predictive value of high avidity to confirm latent toxoplasmosis was 100% for all the assays, indicating that high avidity is a hallmark of latent infection. However, the negative predictive value of high avidity ranged from 99.2% (bioMérieux) to 95.3% (Abbott), indicating that acute toxoplasmosis could not be reliably diagnosed based on low IgG avidity alone. Thus, the avidity test provides a rapid means for identifying latent Toxoplasma infection in immunocompetent pregnant women presenting both IgG and IgM anti-Toxoplasma antibodies on initial testing. In terms of cost-effectiveness, avidity testing is a powerful tool that optimizes screening and follow-up of pregnant women while minimizing the costs of screening by avoiding subsequent costly maternal and fetal investigation and unnecessary treatment. The cheapest assay, Vidas Toxo IgG Avidity, also had the best performance for the diagnosis of latent toxoplasmosis.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007074 Immunoglobulin G The major immunoglobulin isotype class in normal human serum. There are several isotype subclasses of IgG, for example, IgG1, IgG2A, and IgG2B. Gamma Globulin, 7S,IgG,IgG Antibody,Allerglobuline,IgG(T),IgG1,IgG2,IgG2A,IgG2B,IgG3,IgG4,Immunoglobulin GT,Polyglobin,7S Gamma Globulin,Antibody, IgG,GT, Immunoglobulin
D007075 Immunoglobulin M A class of immunoglobulin bearing mu chains (IMMUNOGLOBULIN MU-CHAINS). IgM can fix COMPLEMENT. The name comes from its high molecular weight and originally was called a macroglobulin. Gamma Globulin, 19S,IgM,IgM Antibody,IgM1,IgM2,19S Gamma Globulin,Antibody, IgM
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D011933 Reagent Kits, Diagnostic Commercially prepared reagent sets, with accessory devices, containing all of the major components and literature necessary to perform one or more designated diagnostic tests or procedures. They may be for laboratory or personal use. Diagnostic Reagent Kits,Diagnostic Reagents and Test Kits,Diagnostic Test Kits,In Vitro Diagnostic Device,In Vitro Diagnostic Devices,In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Device,In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices,Kits, Diagnostic Reagent,Diagnostic Reagent Kit,Diagnostic Test Kit,Kit, Diagnostic Reagent,Kit, Diagnostic Test,Kits, Diagnostic Test,Reagent Kit, Diagnostic,Test Kit, Diagnostic,Test Kits, Diagnostic
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000913 Antibodies, Protozoan Immunoglobulins produced in a response to PROTOZOAN ANTIGENS. Protozoan Antibodies
D000915 Antibody Affinity A measure of the binding strength between antibody and a simple hapten or antigen determinant. It depends on the closeness of stereochemical fit between antibody combining sites and antigen determinants, on the size of the area of contact between them, and on the distribution of charged and hydrophobic groups. It includes the concept of "avidity," which refers to the strength of the antigen-antibody bond after formation of reversible complexes. Affinity, Antibody,Antibody Avidity,Avidity, Antibody,Affinities, Antibody,Antibody Affinities,Antibody Avidities,Avidities, Antibody
D014122 Toxoplasma A genus of protozoa parasitic to birds and mammals. T. gondii is one of the most common infectious pathogenic animal parasites of man. Toxoplasma gondii,Toxoplasma gondius,Toxoplasmas,gondius, Toxoplasma
D014123 Toxoplasmosis The acquired form of infection by Toxoplasma gondii in animals and man. Toxoplasma gondii Infection,Infection, Toxoplasma gondii

Related Publications

O Villard, and L Breit, and B Cimon, and J Franck, and H Fricker-Hidalgo, and N Godineau, and S Houze, and L Paris, and H Pelloux, and I Villena, and E Candolfi, and
January 2002, Archives of medical research,
O Villard, and L Breit, and B Cimon, and J Franck, and H Fricker-Hidalgo, and N Godineau, and S Houze, and L Paris, and H Pelloux, and I Villena, and E Candolfi, and
September 2020, Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases,
O Villard, and L Breit, and B Cimon, and J Franck, and H Fricker-Hidalgo, and N Godineau, and S Houze, and L Paris, and H Pelloux, and I Villena, and E Candolfi, and
June 1985, Journal of clinical pathology,
O Villard, and L Breit, and B Cimon, and J Franck, and H Fricker-Hidalgo, and N Godineau, and S Houze, and L Paris, and H Pelloux, and I Villena, and E Candolfi, and
January 1991, Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo,
O Villard, and L Breit, and B Cimon, and J Franck, and H Fricker-Hidalgo, and N Godineau, and S Houze, and L Paris, and H Pelloux, and I Villena, and E Candolfi, and
April 2023, Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease,
O Villard, and L Breit, and B Cimon, and J Franck, and H Fricker-Hidalgo, and N Godineau, and S Houze, and L Paris, and H Pelloux, and I Villena, and E Candolfi, and
July 2000, Veterinary parasitology,
O Villard, and L Breit, and B Cimon, and J Franck, and H Fricker-Hidalgo, and N Godineau, and S Houze, and L Paris, and H Pelloux, and I Villena, and E Candolfi, and
January 2008, Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical,
O Villard, and L Breit, and B Cimon, and J Franck, and H Fricker-Hidalgo, and N Godineau, and S Houze, and L Paris, and H Pelloux, and I Villena, and E Candolfi, and
January 2008, Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo,
O Villard, and L Breit, and B Cimon, and J Franck, and H Fricker-Hidalgo, and N Godineau, and S Houze, and L Paris, and H Pelloux, and I Villena, and E Candolfi, and
January 2005, Turkiye parazitolojii dergisi,
O Villard, and L Breit, and B Cimon, and J Franck, and H Fricker-Hidalgo, and N Godineau, and S Houze, and L Paris, and H Pelloux, and I Villena, and E Candolfi, and
November 1992, DTW. Deutsche tierarztliche Wochenschrift,
Copied contents to your clipboard!