TOXOPLASMA ANTIBODIES IGG/IGM
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Why Get Tested?
To detect a Toxoplasma gondii infection in a pregnant woman, unborn baby, or in a person with a weakened immune system (immunocompromised) who has flu-like symptoms; sometimes to determine if a person has been previously infected or to help determine if complications are due to an active Toxoplasma infection.
When to Get Tested?
When a pregnant woman or a person with a weakened immune system has been exposed to T. gondii and/or has flu-like symptoms or a severe eye or brain infection that a health practitioner suspects are due to toxoplasmosis.
Sample Required?
A blood sample drawn from a vein in your arm.
Test Preparation Needed?
None