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The Detection of Chagas' Disease:
Author(s) -
Knierim F.,
Rubinstein P.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
vox sanguinis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.68
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1423-0410
pISSN - 0042-9007
DOI - 10.1111/j.1423-0410.1970.tb01463.x
Subject(s) - chagas disease , hemagglutination , antibody , virology , complement fixation test , immunology , medicine , biology , serology
. A rapid slide test for the detection of Chagas' antibodies is described. It uses tanned human red cells coated with an aqueous extract of T. cruzi cultures. The sensitivity and specificity of this new method are compared to those of the classical hemagglutination reaction and the C fixation and are found to be just as adequate. The method can be used in any blood bank and requires no special skills or instruments.