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Comparison of immunoblotting, calculation of the Goldmann-Witmer coefficient, and real-time PCR using aqueous humor samples for diagnosis of ocular toxoplasmosis.

ABSTRACT: We compared three biological methods for the diagnosis of ocular toxoplasmosis (OT). Paired aqueous humor and serum samples from 34 patients with OT and from 76 patients with other ocular disorders were analyzed by three methods: immunoblotting or Western blotting (WB), the calculation of the Goldmann-Witmer coefficient (GWC), and PCR. WB and GWC each revealed the intraocular production of specific anti-Toxoplasma immunoglobulin G in 81% of samples (30 of 37). PCR detected toxoplasmic DNA in 38% of samples (13 of 34). Nine of the 13 PCR-positive patients were immunocompetent. Combining the techniques significantly improved the diagnostic sensitivity, to 92% for the GWC-WB combination, 90% for the WB-PCR combination, and 93% for the GWC-PCR combination. The combination of all three techniques improved the sensitivity to 97%.

SUBMITTER: Fekkar A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2446865 | biostudies-other | 2008 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Comparison of immunoblotting, calculation of the Goldmann-Witmer coefficient, and real-time PCR using aqueous humor samples for diagnosis of ocular toxoplasmosis.

Fekkar A A Bodaghi B B Touafek F F Le Hoang P P Mazier D D Paris L L

Journal of clinical microbiology 20080409 6

We compared three biological methods for the diagnosis of ocular toxoplasmosis (OT). Paired aqueous humor and serum samples from 34 patients with OT and from 76 patients with other ocular disorders were analyzed by three methods: immunoblotting or Western blotting (WB), the calculation of the Goldmann-Witmer coefficient (GWC), and PCR. WB and GWC each revealed the intraocular production of specific anti-Toxoplasma immunoglobulin G in 81% of samples (30 of 37). PCR detected toxoplasmic DNA in 38% ...[more]

PMID: 18400917

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