INVESTIGADORES
GURTLER Ricardo Esteban
artículos
Título:
Rapid detection of Trypanosoma cruzi in human serum by use of an immunochromatographic dipstick test.
Autor/es:
REITHINGER R, GRIJALVA MJ, CHIRIBOGA RF, NOYA BA, TORRES JR, PAVIA-RUZ N, MANRIQUE-SAIDE P, CARDINAL MV, AND RE GURTLER
Revista:
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
Editorial:
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
Referencias:
Año: 2010 vol. 48 p. 3003 - 3007
ISSN:
0095-1137
Resumen:
We evaluated a commercially available immunochromatographic dipstick test to detect Trypanosoma cruzi infection in 366 human serum samples with known serological results from Argentina, Ecuador, Mexico, and Venezuela. One hundred forty-nine of 366 (40.7%) and 171/366 (46.7%) samples tested positive by dipstick and serology, respectively. Dipstick sensitivity was calculated to be 84.8% (range between countries, 77.5 to 95%), and specificity was 97.9% (95.9 to 100%).
