Evaluation of 2 lateral flow rapid tests in the diagnosis of chagas disease in the washington metropolitan area

Yagahira E. Castro-Sesquen, Antonella Saldaña, Dhayanna Patino Nava, Diana Paulette Evans, Tabitha Bayangos, Kelly Detoy, Alexia Trevino, Rachel Marcus, Caryn Bern, Robert H. Gilman, Kawsar R. Talaat, Carol Avila, Fabiola Camacho, Sdenka Herrera, Andres Jimenez, Veronika Lozano, Edith Malaga, Mariel Merida, Carolina Morales, Rodrigo SolisFiorella Sotomayor, Alisha Tung, Anna Spector, Manuela Verastegui, Younghee Yang, Fatima Zapata

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Abstract

We compared the accuracy of the Stat-Pak and Chagas Detect Plus with a latent class analysis. Sensitivity values of 89.7% and 91.9% and specificities of 97.1% and 80.3%, respectively, were seen in the serodiagnosis of Chagas disease in Hispanic immigrants, revealing the limitations of these tests in diverse populations.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numberofab096
JournalOpen Forum Infectious Diseases
Volume8
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1 2021

Keywords

  • Latin American immigrants
  • Trypanosoma cruzi
  • chronic Chagas disease
  • lateral flow assay
  • serodiagnosis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology
  • Clinical Neurology

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