Use of a Chagas Urine Nanoparticle Test (Chunap) to Correlate with Parasitemia Levels in T. cruzi/HIV Co-infected Patients.

Use of a Chagas Urine Nanoparticle Test (Chunap) to Correlate with Parasitemia Levels in T. cruzi/HIV Co-infected Patients.

BACKGROUND:Early diagnosis of reactivated Chagas disease in HIV patients could be lifesaving. In Latin America, the diagnosis is made by microscopical detection of the T. cruzi parasite in the blood; a diagnostic test that lacks sensitivity. This study evaluates if levels of T. cruzi antigens in uri...

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Main Authors: Yagahira E Castro-Sesquen, Robert H Gilman, Carolina Mejia, Daniel E Clark, Jeong Choi, Melissa J Reimer-McAtee, Rosario Castro, Edward Valencia-Ayala, Jorge Flores, Natalie Bowman, Ricardo Castillo-Neyra, Faustino Torrico, Lance Liotta, Caryn Bern, Alessandra Luchini, Chagas/HIV Working Group in Bolivia and Peru
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-02-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4768913?pdf=render

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