Molecular diagnostics for Chagas disease: up to date and novel methodologies

dc.contributor.authorAlonso Padilla, Julio
dc.contributor.authorGállego Culleré, M. (Montserrat)
dc.contributor.authorSchijman, Alejandro G.
dc.contributor.authorGascón i Brustenga, Joaquim
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-11T11:50:37Z
dc.date.available2023-12-11T11:50:37Z
dc.date.issued2017-06-09
dc.date.updated2023-12-11T11:50:37Z
dc.description.abstractChagas disease is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. It affects 7 million people, mainly in Latin America. Diagnosis is usually made serologically, but at some clinical scenarios serology cannot be used. Then, molecular detection is required for early detection of congenital transmission, treatment response follow up, and diagnosis of immune-suppression reactivation. However, present tests are technically demanding and require well-equipped laboratories which make them unfeasible in low-resources endemic regions.
dc.format.extent12 p.
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dc.identifier.idgrec672815
dc.identifier.issn1473-7159
dc.identifier.pmid28582629
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/204332
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
dc.relation.isformatofVersió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1080/14737159.2017.1338566
dc.relation.ispartofExpert Review Of Molecular Diagnostics, 2017, vol. 17, num.7, p. 699-710
dc.relation.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/14737159.2017.1338566
dc.rights(c) Taylor & Francis, 2017
dc.rights.accessRightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.sourceArticles publicats en revistes (Biologia, Sanitat i Medi Ambient)
dc.subject.classificationGenètica molecular
dc.subject.classificationDiagnòstic
dc.subject.classificationMalaltia de Chagas
dc.subject.otherMolecular genetics
dc.subject.otherDiagnosis
dc.subject.otherChagas' disease
dc.titleMolecular diagnostics for Chagas disease: up to date and novel methodologies
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
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