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Specific IgG avidity in active and inactive human neurocysticercosis
Marianna Nascimento Manhani1, Vanessa da Silva Ribeiro, Deise Aparecida Oliveira Silva
1Departamento de Imunologia, Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Avenida Pará, 1720, CEP 38400-902, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Abstract:
IgG avidity determination in serum samples was investigated to distinguish active and inactive human neurocysticercosis (NC). High avidity index (>70%) was found in 23.5% of cases in active group and 67.9% in inactive group (P = 0.0058). We reported for the first time that IgG avidity assay may distinguish active from inactive NC.
