Discrepancies and consequences of indirect hemagglutination, indirect immunofluorescence and Elisa tests for the diagnosis of Chagas disease
Contribuinte(s) |
UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO |
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Data(s) |
04/11/2013
04/11/2013
2012
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Resumo |
Using the indirect hemagglutination (IH), indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) tests for the diagnosis of Chagas disease, 4000 serum samples were examined. This study was conducted with different purposes: clinical interest, research support and parasitological monitoring of those patients with Chagas disease who were treated with heart transplantations. The tests occurred without patient selection and in accordance with the medical requests. The results showed discrepancies and brought about several questions, considering the different results that all three methods showed when considered together. What was found brought about concerns and we suggest the adoption of different measures, aiming to avoid these mismatches in the context of this disease. |
Identificador |
Rev. Inst. Med. trop. S. Paulo,v.54,n.3,p.141-144,2012 0036-4665 http://www.producao.usp.br/handle/BDPI/38279 10.1590/S0036-46652012000300005 http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&pid=S0036-46652012000300005&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en |
Idioma(s) |
eng |
Publicador |
Instituto de Medicina Tropical |
Relação |
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo |
Direitos |
openAccess |
Palavras-Chave | #Chagas disease #Serological diagnosis #Discrepancies #Consequences |
Tipo |
article original article |