Epidemiological survey of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in North-Eastern Brazil using different diagnostic methods
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01/06/1991
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Resumo |
A survey of the prevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi infection was carried out in Oitis, a small community in the State of Piaui, Brazil. Two hundred and sixty five individuals were screened by microscopic examination, hémoculture, indirect immunofluorescence (IFA), enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (C-ELISA) using the monoclonal antibody TCF87 against to a 25kd T. cruzi antigen. Seropositivity was 14.3% by the IFA test, 14.7% by ELISA, and 13.2% by C-ELISA. The C-ELISA using the TCF87 monoclonal antibody seems to be applicable in serodiagnosis of Chagas' disease. |
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http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651991000300005 |
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en |
Publicador |
Instituto de Medicina Tropical |
Fonte |
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo v.33 n.3 1991 |
Palavras-Chave | #Trypanosoma cruzi #Epidemiological survey #Serodiagnosis #Indirect immunofluorescence #Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay #Competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
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journal article |