In Paraguay, a high Toxoplasmosis seroprevalence rate (77 percent) has been estimated in adults. Our preliminary studies in 346 pregnant women from the department of San Pedro, showed a Toxoplasma gondii sero prevalence of 89 percent. This descriptive and cross-sectional study was developed in order to a...
Proteins from Toxoplasma gondii were separated by SDS-PAGE and then transferred to a nitrocellulose membrane. Antigenic components were then detected by human sera with previously known Toxoplasma antibody levels. Peroxidase-conjugated anti-human immunoglobulins were used for the separated identification...
Velázquez, Graciela;
Pozzoli, Lourdes;
Guillén, Ivalena;
Meza, Teresa;
Ferro, Esteban;
Kaspar, Peter;
Canese, Andrés;
Gómez, Francisca;
Villagra, Verónica;
González, Lidia;
Alvarez, Mercedes;
Beltrán, Miguela;
Meyer, Teresa;
Plans, José;
Zoulek, Gert.
A quality conrol assesssment laboratories of clinical analysis was performed in March 1989. Glucose, urea, bilirubin, and GOT were determined in a sample of the same control serum. Statistical evaluation of the results showed that the coefficient of variation (CV) of each parameter was much higher than t...