Evaluation of the Performance of Ortho T. cruzi ELISA Test System for the Detection of Antibodies to Trypanosoma cruzi
Hilda N. Rivera, Isabel McAuliffe, TaLesa Aderohunmu, Ryan E. Wiegand, Susan P. Montgomery, Richard S. Bradbury, Sukwan Handali
Abstract
spp. serologically positive specimens, 1% to specimens from patients diagnosed with other parasitic infections, and 0% against specimens from a US noninfected population. In conclusion, the Ortho T. cruzi ELISA Test System compares well against the CDC diagnostic algorithm for chronic Chagas disease. The availability of this FDA-cleared assay will improve the chronic Chagas disease diagnosis.
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Trypanosoma cruziChagas diseaseVirologyAntibodyBiologyDiagnostic testImmunologyMedicineParasite hostingComputer scienceVeterinary medicineWorld Wide WebTrypanosoma species research and implicationsResearch on Leishmaniasis Studies