Assessment of chemiluminescence and PCR effectiveness in relation to conventional serological tests for the diagnosis of Chagas' disease

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 385-387

  Duarte, Aulísia Maria Vieira ^a   De Andrade, Hélida Monteiro ^b   Do Monte, Semíramis Jamil Hadad ^b   De Toledo, Vicente De Paulo Coelho Peixoto ^a   Guimarães, Tânia Mara Pinto Dabés ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PIAUÍ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chagas' disease; Chemiluminescence; Diagnosis; PCR; Serology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY;

EID: 33749186624     PISSN: 00378682     EISSN: 00378682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0037-86822006000400014     Document Type: Article

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