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Table 1 Detection of T. gondii-specific IgG, IgM and IgA isotypes in human serum and colostrum samples from puerperal women, measured by ELISA

From: Evaluation of colostrum as an alternative biological sample for the diagnosis of human congenital toxoplasmosis

IgG/IgM/IgA

Seruma n (%)

Colostruma n (%)

Concordant patients in serum and colostruma n (%)

+/+/+

4 (1.4)

4 (1.4)

3 (60.0)

+/+/-

12 (4.2)

13 (4.5)

10 (66.7)

+/-/+

2 (0.7)

1 (0.3)

0 (0)

-/+/+

1 (0.3)

2 (0.7)

1 (50.0)

+/-/-

118 (40.8)

115 (39.8)

113 (94.2)

-/+/-

3 (1.0)

4 (1.4)

1 (16.7)

-/-/+

1 (0.3)

1 (0.3)

0 (0)

-/-/-

148 (51.3)

149 (51.6)

144 (94.1)

Total

289 (100)

289 (100)

272 (94.1)

  1. aData are presented in number (n) and percentage (%) of the analyzed samples