Trypanosoma cruzi defined antigens in the serological evaluation of an outbreak of acute Chagas disease in Brazil (Catolé do Rocha, Paraíba)

Trypanosoma cruzi defined antigens in the serological evaluation of an outbreak of acute Chagas disease in Brazil (Catolé do Rocha, Paraíba)

Immunoglobulin G and M humoral response to recombinant protein B13 and glycoconjugate LPPG Trypanosoma cruzi defined antigens was evaluated by ELISA in 18 patients in the acute phase of Chagas disease, who were contaminated on the same occasion. LPPG showed 100% positivity detecting both IgM and IgG...

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Main Authors: Eufrosina S Umezawa, Maria Aparecida Shikanai-Yasuda, Arthur Gruber, Vera L Pereira-Chioccola, Bianca Zingales
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1996-02-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
Chagas disease
acute phase
serology
LPPG
B13 recombinant protein
Trypanosoma cruzi
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