Validation of a rapid immunochromatographic assay for diagnosis of Trypanosoma cruzi infection among Latin-American migrants in Geneva, Switzerland

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2948-2952

  Chappuis, François ^a   Mauris, Anne ^a   Holst, Marylise ^a   Albajar Vinas, Pedro ^b   Jannin, Jean ^b   Luquetti, Alejandro O ^c   Jackson, Yves ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; SWITZERLAND; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ADULT; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRANT; PARASITOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERUM; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; BLOOD; CHAGAS DISEASE; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; LATIN AMERICA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERUM; SWITZERLAND; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 77955453686     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00774-10     Document Type: Article

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