[HTML][HTML] Accuracy of diagnostic tests for the detection of Chagas disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis

MA Candia-Puma, LY Machaca-Luque… - Diagnostics, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
The present systematic review and meta-analysis about the accuracy of diagnostic tests aim
to describe the findings of literature over the last thirty years for the diagnosis of Chagas …

In vitro diagnostic methods of Chagas disease in the clinical laboratory: a sco** review

LC Ascanio, S Carroll, A Paniz-Mondolfi… - Frontiers in …, 2024‏ - frontiersin.org
Background Chagas disease (CD), caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, is a global health
concern with expanding geographical reach. Despite improved and accessible test …

InP nanowire biosensor with tailored biofunctionalization: ultrasensitive and highly selective disease biomarker detection

R Janissen, PK Sahoo, CA Santos, AM Da Silva… - Nano …, 2017‏ - ACS Publications
Electrically active field-effect transistors (FET) based biosensors are of paramount
importance in life science applications, as they offer direct, fast, and highly sensitive label …

Understanding the oral transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi as a veterinary and medical foodborne zoonosis

N Velásquez-Ortiz, JD Ramírez - Research in veterinary science, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Chagas disease is a neglected tropical disease transmitted by the protozoan Trypanosoma
cruzi that lately has been highlighted because several outbreaks attributed to oral …

Highly discordant serology against Trypanosoma cruzi in central Veracruz, Mexico: role of the antigen used for diagnostic

D Guzmán-Gómez, A López-Monteon… - Parasites & vectors, 2015‏ - Springer
Background Chagas disease is a parasitic disease caused by the protozoan parasite
Trypanosoma cruzi. In Mexico, the burden of the disease is difficult to estimate and …

[HTML][HTML] Diversity and epidemiology of bat trypanosomes: a one health perspective

JM Austen, AD Barbosa - Pathogens, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Bats (order Chiroptera) have been increasingly recognised as important reservoir hosts for
human and animal pathogens worldwide. In this context, molecular and microscopy-based …

Molecular diagnosis of Chagas disease in Colombia: parasitic loads and discrete ty** units in patients from acute and chronic phases

C Hernández, Z Cucunubá, C Flórez… - PLoS neglected …, 2016‏ - journals.plos.org
Background The diagnosis of Chagas disease is complex due to the dynamics of
parasitemia in the clinical phases of the disease. The molecular tests have been considered …

Rapid immunochromatographic tests for the diagnosis of chronic Chagas disease in at-risk populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Angheben, D Buonfrate, M Cruciani… - PLoS neglected …, 2019‏ - journals.plos.org
Background Despite of a high disease burden, mainly in Latin America, Chagas disease
(CD) is underdiagnosed and undertreated. Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) might improve the …

Preventing the transmission of American trypanosomiasis and its spread into non-endemic countries

Q Liu, XN Zhou - Infectious diseases of poverty, 2015‏ - Springer
American trypanosomiasis, commonly known as Chagas disease, is caused by the flagellate
protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. An estimated eight million people infected with T …

Chronic Chagas disease diagnosis: a comparative performance of commercial enzyme immunoassay tests

FLN Santos, WV de Souza… - … American Journal of …, 2016‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
There is a significant heterogeneity in reported performance of serological assays for
Chagas disease diagnosis. The conventional serology testing in laboratory diagnosis and in …