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- Title
Sensitive and specific detection of Trypanosoma cruzi DNA in clinical specimens using a multi-target real-time PCR approach.
- Authors
Qvarnstrom, Yvonne; Schijman, Alejandro G; Veron, Vincent; Aznar, Christine; Steurer, Francis; da Silva, Alexandre J
- Abstract
The laboratory diagnosis of Chagas disease is challenging because the usefulness of different diagnostic tests will depend on the stage of the disease. Serology is the preferred method for patients in the chronic phase, whereas PCR can be successfully used to diagnose acute and congenital cases. Here we present data using a combination of three TaqMan PCR assays to detect T. cruzi DNA in clinical specimens.
- Publication
PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2012, Vol 6, Issue 7, pe1689
- ISSN
1935-2735
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pntd.0001689