title: Use of an immunochromatographic dipstick test for rapid detection of Trypanosoma cruzi in sera from animal reservoir hosts.
abstract: We evaluated an immunochromatographic dipstick test to detect Trypanosoma cruzi in canine serum samples from areas of endemicity (n = 141) and nonendemicity (n = 28) for Chagas' disease with known serological and xenodiagnostic test results. The dipstick test had a specificity of at least 94% and a sensitivity of at least 96%. The dipstick tested could become the first choice for screening purposes in disease surveillance or intervention programs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ecology, Genetics and Evolution, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Marta V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Cardinal
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Reithinger
authors.forename: Ricardo E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Gürtler
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D014355:Chagas Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000382:microbiology*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D004285:Dogs; D006801:Humans; D007158:Immunologic Techniques; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D044967:Serum / Q000469:parasitology*; D014349:Trypanosoma cruzi / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*