Comparison of IgG-ELISA and IgG4-ELISA for Toxocara serodiagnosis

• Main Authors: Noordin, R., Smith, H.V., Mohamad, S., Maizels, R.M., Fong, M.Y.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2005
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/2732/1/Comparison_of_IgG-ELISA_and_IgG4-ELISA_for_Toxocara_serodiagnosis.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/2732/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001706X04002098

Diagnosis of human toxocariasis, caused by Toxocara canis or Toxocara cati, normally relies on a combination of the presence of clinical signs and symptoms backed by positive serology. The use of Toxocara excretory-secretory antigen (TES) in ELISA assays increases the test specificity. However, in t...