ISSN: 2157-7013
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, International University of Africa, Khartoum, Sudan
Kabbashi AS worked on parasitology at the medical laboratory sciences university of africa.
Department
of Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, International University of Africa, Khartoum, Sudan.
Subjects of Specialization: Herbal Medicine, Bioactivity,Extraction,Antioxidants,Antimicrobials.
Research Article
Diagnostic Accuracy and Predictive Value of Latex Agglutination Test, Rapid Cassette Test Compared to ELISA in Diagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii in Pregnant Sudanese Women
Author(s): Mohammed WM*, Abdalla HS, Satti AB and Kabbashi AS
Background: There are different procedures for the diagnosis of the pregnant female suspected with toxoplasmosis, however time, cost, and accuracy of the test should meat patients need.
Material and Method: Three hundered pregnant female collected from Saad Abualila hospital antenatal care unit, were undergo three different procedures for the diagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii infection. Toxolatex. Toxo IgG-IgM rapid test and ELISA were done for all pregnant female. The result described as frequency and percentage of positivity, also specificity and sensitivity of Toxolatex. Toxo IgG-IgM rapid test were assessed according to ELISA results.
Results: The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), and diagnostic accuracy for Latex agglutination test to detect T.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2157-7013.19.10.290