Trypanosoma cruzi loop-mediated isothermal amplification (Trypanosoma cruzi Loopamp) kit for detection of congenital, acute and Chagas disease reactivation.

Trypanosoma cruzi loop-mediated isothermal amplification (Trypanosoma cruzi Loopamp) kit for detection of congenital, acute and Chagas disease reactivation.

A Trypanosoma cruzi Loopamp kit was recently developed as a ready-to-use diagnostic method requiring minimal laboratory facilities. We evaluated its diagnostic accuracy for detection of acute Chagas disease (CD) in different epidemiological and clinical scenarios. In this retrospective study, a conv...

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Main Authors: Susana A Besuschio, Albert Picado, Arturo Muñoz-Calderón, Diana P Wehrendt, Marisa Fernández, Alejandro Benatar, Zoraida Diaz-Bello, Cecilia Irurtia, Israel Cruz, Joseph M Ndung'u, María L Cafferata, Graciela Montenegro, Sergio Sosa Estani, Raúl H Lucero, Belkisyole Alarcón de Noya, Silvia A Longhi, Alejandro G Schijman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-08-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008402

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008402

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