Shed acute-phase antigen protein in an ELISA system for unequivocal diagnosis of congenital Chagas disease

Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 705-707

  Russomando, Graciela ^a   Snchez, Zunilda ^a   Meza, Graciela ^a   De Guillen, Yvalena ^a  

^a Universidad Nacional de Asuncin   (Paraguay)

Author keywords

acute phase; Chagas disease; congenital transmission; diagnosis; shed antigen

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SHED ACUTE PHASE ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHAGAS DISEASE; CONGENITAL INFECTION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; SCREENING TEST; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; VECTOR CONTROL;

ACUTE-PHASE PROTEINS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHILD; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 77956774831     PISSN: 14737159     EISSN: 17448352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erm.10.70     Document Type: Editorial

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