A recombinant peptide antigen line immunoassay optimized for the confirmation of Chagas' disease.

Background: The transfusion of contaminated blood has become the major route of transmission for Chagas' disease in Brazil. Current screening tests are insensitive and yield conflicting results, while confirmatory assays do not exist. A line immunoassay (INNO-LIA Chagas Ab [INNO-LIA]) combining rele...

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Published in:	Transfusion Vol. 39; no. 7; pp. 711 - 718
Main Authors:	Oelemann WMR, Vanderborght BOM, Verissimo Da Costa GC, Teixeira MGM, Borges-Pereira J, De Castro JAF, Coura JR, Stoops E, Hulstaert F, Zrein M, Peralta JM, Oelemann, W M, Vanderborght, B O, Verissimo Da Costa, G C, Teixeira, M G, Borges-Pereira, J, De Castro, J A, Coura, J R, Stoops, E, Hulstaert, F
Format:	algorithm research tables/charts Journal Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell Jul99
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