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. 2006 Aug;44(8):3005-7.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.00552-06.

Use of an immunochromatographic dipstick test for rapid detection of Trypanosoma cruzi in sera from animal reservoir hosts

Marta V Cardinal  1 , Richard Reithinger, Ricardo E Gürtler
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Use of an immunochromatographic dipstick test for rapid detection of Trypanosoma cruzi in sera from animal reservoir hosts

Marta V Cardinal et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2006 Aug.

Abstract

We evaluated an immunochromatographic dipstick test to detect Trypanosoma cruzi in canine serum samples from areas of endemicity (n = 141) and nonendemicity (n = 28) for Chagas' disease with known serological and xenodiagnostic test results. The dipstick test had a specificity of at least 94% and a sensitivity of at least 96%. The dipstick tested could become the first choice for screening purposes in disease surveillance or intervention programs.

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