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The Immunoglobulin M-Shed Acute Phase Antigen (SAPA)-test for the Early Diagnosis of Congenital Chagas Disease in the Time of the Elimination Goal of Mother-to-Child Transmission

Castro-Sesquen, Yagahira E.; Tinajeros, Freddy; Bern, Caryn; Galdos-Cardenas, Gerson; Malaga, Edith S.; Valencia Ayala, Edward; Hjerrild, Kathryn; Clipman, Steven J.; Lescano Guevara, Andres Guillermo; Bayangos, Tabitha; Castillo, Walter; Menduiña, María Carmen; Talaat, Kawsar R.; Gilman, Robert Hugh (Oxford University Press, 2021)

BACKGROUND: Diagnosis of congenital Chagas disease (CChD) in most endemic areas is based on low-sensitive microscopy at birth and 9-month immunoglobulin G (IgG), which has poor adherence. We aim to evaluate the accuracy ...