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Application of WHO International Biological Reference Standards to evaluate commercial serological tests for chronic Chagas disease
BACKGROUND: Chagas disease, resulting from Trypanosoma cruzi infections, continues to be a health concern mainly in Latin American countries where the parasite is endemic. The laboratory diagnosis of a chronic infection is determined through serological assays for antibodies against T. cruzi and sev...
Autores principales: | Sáez-Alquezar, Amadeo, Junqueira, Angela Cristina Verissimo, Durans, Andressa da Matta, Guimarães, André Valpassos, Corrêa, José Abol, Provance, D William, Cabello, Pedro Hernan, Coura, José Rodrigues, Viñas, Pedro Albajar |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7379854/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32725060 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0074-02760200214 |
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