The application of latent class analysis for diagnostic test validation of chronic Trypanosoma cruzi infection in blood donors
The main strategy to prevent transfusion-associated Chagas' disease is the identification of T. Cruzi-infected blood donors by serological screening tests, however there is no perfect serological gold standard. We evaluated an enzyme immunoassay (EIA), an indirect hemaglutination (IHA), and an...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2002-01-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702002000400005 |