A systematic review of high quality diagnostic tests for Chagas disease.

• Published in: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Anna M Afonso, Mark H Ebell, Rick L Tarleton
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Laird
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001881; https://doaj.org/article/e619b0d0881b4c959b929e1fa053b777

There is significant heterogeneity in reported sensitivities and specificities of diagnostic serological assays for Chagas disease, as might be expected from studies that vary widely according to setting, research design, antigens employed, and reference standard. The purpose of this study is to sum...