Calculation of the ELISA’s cut-off based on the change-point analysis method for detection of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in Bolivian dogs in the absence of controls

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 111, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 501-504

  Lardeux, Frédéric ^a,b   Torrico, Gino ^a,b   Aliaga, Claudia ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b Instituto Nacional de Laboratorios de Salud Bolivia   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

Bolivia; Change point analysis; Cut off; Dog; ELISA; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; BLOOD; BOLIVIA; CHAGAS DISEASE; DOG; DOG DISEASES; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; BOLIVIA; CHAGAS DISEASE; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 84982840916     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760160119     Document Type: Article

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