Lafarga B, Cañas A, Pérez M C, Suárez J, Elcuaz R
Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Nuestra Señora del Pino, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 1994 Dec;12(10):501-4.
IgM serologic response in the diagnosis of acute toxoplasmosis presents interpretation problems. A comparative study with IgA detection of antibodies was performed.
A parallel serologic study was carried out with IgM and IgA enzymoimmunoassay enhancement techniques in the sera of patients suspected of having toxoplasmosis.
Positive results for IgM and/or IgA were presented in 74 sera (47 patients): 86.3% for the former and 58.9% for the latter (p < 0.001). The group of IgA-/IgA+ sera presented a low mean of proportionality index (PI): 1.6 versus the IgM+ sera group in the context of IgG seroconversion with a PI of 3.4 (p < 0.001). Out of the 9 patients with demonstrated IgG, all were IgA+ and seven IgM+.
The present data seem to support greater specificity of the determination of IgA antibodies than that of IgM in the diagnosis of acute toxoplasmosis.
IgM血清学反应在急性弓形虫病诊断中存在解读问题。开展了一项与IgA抗体检测的对比研究。
采用IgM和IgA酶免疫分析增强技术,对疑似弓形虫病患者的血清进行平行血清学研究。
74份血清(47例患者)中IgM和/或IgA呈阳性结果:前者为86.3%,后者为58.9%(p<0.001)。在IgG血清转换情况下,IgA - /IgA +血清组的比例指数(PI)均值较低:为1.6,而IgM +血清组的PI为3.4(p<0.001)。在9例IgG得到证实的患者中,全部为IgA +,7例为IgM +。
目前的数据似乎支持在急性弓形虫病诊断中,IgA抗体检测比IgM检测具有更高的特异性。