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Título: | Effect of chaotropes in Chagas disease and leishmaniasis cross-reacting serology assays for epidemiological surveys |
Autor: | SANTOS, Anderson Pacheco dos; CARVALHO, Maria Esther de; MEIRELLES, Luciana Regina; ANDRADE JUNIOR, Heitor Franco de |
Citación: | REVISTA DA SOCIEDADE BRASILEIRA DE MEDICINA TROPICAL, v.51, n.5, p.665-669, 2018 |
Resumen: | Introduction: Serological cross-reactivity between leishmaniasis and Chagas disease, especially at low titers, leads to difficulties of the seroepidemiological interpretation. Methods: We have studied the ability of urea as a chaotrope to select high-avidity antibodies in IgG ELISA, thus reducing low-avidity IgG cross-reactivity in serologically positive samples in both assays. Results: Using 0.5M urea for diluting the sample efficiently defined leishmaniasis or double infections in high-avidity IgG ELISA and eliminated false-positive results. Conclusions: The use of a chaotropic diluting agent is useful for improving the specificity of Chagas disease and leishmaniasis immunoassays. |
Aparece en las colecciones: | Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - FM/MPT Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - IMT Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - LIM/49 |
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