Performance of recombinant chimeric proteins in the serological diagnosis of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in dogs
Leony L, Freitas N, Del-Rei R, Carneiro C, Reis A, Jansen A, Xavier S, Gomes Y, Silva E, Reis M, Fraga D, Celedon P, Zanchin N, Dantas-Torres F, Santos F. Performance of recombinant chimeric proteins in the serological diagnosis of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in dogs. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2019, 13: e0007545. PMID: 31242195, PMCID: PMC6615644, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007545.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCruzi infectionIBMP-8.4Cruzi IgG antibodiesDiagnostic performanceTrypanosoma cruzi infectionAntigenic matrixIgG antibody detectionIBMP-8.3IBMP-8.1IBMP-8.2High diagnostic performanceSuperior diagnostic performanceIgG antibodiesChimeric antigenInfected dogsVisceral leishmaniasisEpidemiological studiesRecombinant chimeric proteinAntibody detectionInfectious diseasesTransmission riskSerological diagnosisDogsROC curveDiagnostic potential