2023
Epidemiological indicators of Chagas disease in the metropolitan region of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Lanza F, Ribeiro-Jr G, Miranda D, Santos F, Carvalho C, Cunha G, Carneiro I, Reis R, Cunha J, Cardoso C, Soares J, Araújo F, Reis M. Epidemiological indicators of Chagas disease in the metropolitan region of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical 2023, 56: e0185-2022. PMID: 36820652, PMCID: PMC9957123, DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0185-2022.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
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