TY - JOUR
T1 - Rapid detection of Trypanosoma cruzi in human serum by use of an immunochromatographic dipstick test
AU - Reithinger, Richard
AU - Grijalva, Mario J.
AU - Chiriboga, Rosa F.
AU - De Noya, Belkisyolé Alarcón
AU - Torres, Jaime R.
AU - Pavia-Ruz, Norma
AU - Manrique-Saide, Pablo
AU - Cardinal, Marta V.
AU - Gürtler, Ricardo E.
PY - 2010/8
Y1 - 2010/8
N2 - We evaluated a commercially available immunochromatographic dipstick test to detect Trypanosoma cruzi infection in 366 human serum samples with known serological results from Argentina, Ecuador, Mexico, and Venezuela. One hundred forty-nine of 366 (40.7%) and 171/366 (46.7%) samples tested positive by dipstick and serology, respectively. Dipstick sensitivity was calculated to be 84.8% (range between countries, 77.5 to 95%), and specificity was 97.9% (95.9 to 100%).
AB - We evaluated a commercially available immunochromatographic dipstick test to detect Trypanosoma cruzi infection in 366 human serum samples with known serological results from Argentina, Ecuador, Mexico, and Venezuela. One hundred forty-nine of 366 (40.7%) and 171/366 (46.7%) samples tested positive by dipstick and serology, respectively. Dipstick sensitivity was calculated to be 84.8% (range between countries, 77.5 to 95%), and specificity was 97.9% (95.9 to 100%).
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/77955452263
U2 - 10.1128/JCM.02474-09
DO - 10.1128/JCM.02474-09
M3 - Article
C2 - 20534801
AN - SCOPUS:77955452263
SN - 0095-1137
VL - 48
SP - 3003
EP - 3007
JO - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
JF - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
IS - 8
ER -