National Reference Centre for Toxoplasmosis (Ce.Tox.)
Parasite identification from pathological material (striated muscle, uterus, heart, brain and placenta) is carried out by phenotypic and genotypic tests (optical microscopy observation and molecular analysis). Antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii are detected from serum. Refrigerated samples must be sent to the laboratory.
Details of the exams are reported in the tables below.
The Standard Operative Procedures (POS/PdP) are certified according to UNI CEI EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005.
Molecular and Immunohistochemical diagnostic
| Pathogen | Matrix | Method | POS/PdP |
| Toxoplasma gondii | Striated muscle, uterus, heart, brain and placenta | Immunohistochemical assay | PdP-CETOX-02 |
| Toxoplasma gondii | Striated muscle, uterus, heart, brain and placenta | PCR | PdP-CETOX-03 |
Serological diagnostic
| Pathogen | Matrix | Method | POS/PdP |
| Toxoplasma gondii | Swine, cat, goat, sheep serum, plasma and meat extracts | ELISA assay | PdP-SERCT-02 |
| Toxoplasma gondii | Dog, horse serum and plasma | Immunofluorescence assay | – |
| Toxoplasma gondii | Cat serum and plasma | Immunofluorescence assay | PdP-CETOX-01 |
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