Diagnostic tests for toxoplasmosis in women having history of fetal wastage

ABSTRACT

One hundred pregnant patients having history of fetal wastage and 20 pregnant women with no history of fetal wastage as control, were serologically examined for the total toxoplasma specific antibody titer using the direct agglutination test. Those who had significant high antibody titer were re-examined for anti-toxoplasma IgM antibodies using the IgM microassay. It was found that among the selected cases 42% were seropositive for the total toxoplasma specific antibody titer, while 25% were seropositive among the control group. This was statistically insignificant. On the other h and, 25% of the selected cases were seropositive for the anti-toxoplasma IgM antibody titer, while 10% of the control group were seropositive. This was also statistically insignificant