A multicenter comparative study of the performance of four rapid immunochromatographic tests for the detection of anti-Trypanosoma cruzi antibodies in Brazil

A multicenter comparative study of the performance of four rapid immunochromatographic tests for the detection of anti-Trypanosoma cruzi antibodies in Brazil

Diagnosis of Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi) infection in the chronic phase of Chagas disease (CD) is performed by serologic testing. Conventional tests are currently used with very good results but require time, laboratory infrastructure, and expertise. Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are an alternative...

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Main Authors: Jacqueline Araújo Domingos Iturra, Leonardo Maia Leony, Fernanda Alvarenga Cardoso Medeiros, Job Alves de Souza Filho, Liliane da Rocha Siriano, Suelene Brito Tavares, Alejandro Ostermayer Luquetti, Vinícius Silva Belo, Andréa Silvestre de Sousa, Fred Luciano Neves Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
Chagas disease
serology
rapid diagnostic tests
performance
screening
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2023.1031455/full

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