Comparison of two immunochromatographic assays and the indirect immunofluorscence antibody test for diagnosis of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in dogs in south central Louisiana

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 165, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 241-247

  Nieto, Prixia D ^a   Boughton, Roger ^b   Dorn, Patricia L ^c   Steurer, Frank ^d   Raychaudhuri, Syamal ^e   Esfandiari, Javan ^f   Gonçalves, Edson ^g   Diaz, James ^h   Malone, John B ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Iberia Animal Clinic   (United States)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e InBios   (United States)

^f Chembio Diagnostic Systems   (United States)

^g SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^h LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

American trypanosomiasis; Chagas in dogs; Diagnosis; Trypanosoma cruzi; Zoonotic disease

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOG; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; IMMUNOASSAY; LOUISIANA; PREVALENCE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 70349764335     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.07.010     Document Type: Article

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