Title
Frequency of Toxoplasma gondii in cats in Metopolitan Lima and concordance between indirect immunofluorescence and indirect haemaglutination techniques
Other title
Frecuencia de Toxoplasma gondii en gatos de Lima Metropolitana y concordancia entre las técnicas de inmunofluorescencia indirecta y hemaglutinación indirecta
Date Issued
01 January 2009
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
The aim of the present work was to estimate the frequency of antibodies anti-Toxoplasma gondii in cats of Lima city, and to determine the rate of concordance between the Indirect Immunofluorescence (IFI) and Indirect Haemaglutination (HAI) assays. A total of 178 cat serum samples were collected in veterinary clinics of varios districts of Lima. The results showed 11.2 ± 4.6% (HAI) and 17.9 ± 5.6% (IFI) positive serums to T. gondii, and without statiscal differences due to sex and age group. The Kappa (K) value was 0.73 indicating a substantial concordance between the two assays indicating that both assays can be reciprocally replaced.
Start page
285
End page
290
Volume
20
Issue
2
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia veterinaria
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85047069769
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
16823419
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