Title
Use of a Novel Chagas Urine Nanoparticle Test (Chunap) for Diagnosis of Congenital Chagas Disease
Date Issued
01 January 2014
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Ferrufino L.
Liotta L.
Bern C.
Luchini A.
Laboratorio de Investigación en Enfermedades Infecciosas, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United States
Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United States
Laboratorio de Investigación en Enfermedades Infecciosas, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
Laboratorio de Investigación en Enfermedades Infecciosas, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
Publisher(s)
Public Library of Science
Abstract
Detection of congenital T. cruzi transmission is considered one of the pillars of control programs of Chagas disease. Congenital transmission accounts for 25% of new infections with an estimated 15,000 infected infants per year. Current programs to detect congenital Chagas disease in Latin America utilize microscopy early in life and serology after 6 months. These programs suffer from low sensitivity by microscopy and high loss to follow-up later in infancy. We developed a Chagas urine nanoparticle test (Chunap) to concentrate, preserve and detect T. cruzi antigens in urine for early, non-invasive diagnosis of congenital Chagas disease.
Volume
8
Issue
10
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Enfermedades infecciosas
Biotecnología médica
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84920520176
PubMed ID
Source
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
ISSN of the container
19352727
Sponsor(s)
National Institutes of Health 1R21AR061075-01, 1R33CA173359-01, 5 R24 TW007988, D43 TW00658, P50 AI074285, R01 AI087776
Fogarty International Center R24TW007988
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