Spatial patterns in discordant diagnostic test results for Chagas disease: links to transmission hotspots.
Clin Infect Dis
; 48(8): 1104-6, 2009 Apr 15.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19278335
Diagnosis of Chagas disease is hindered by discordance between screening and confirmatory test results for Trypanosoma cruzi infection. In periurban Arequipa, Peru, spatial analysis revealed that individuals with discordant test results are spatially clustered in hotspots of T. cruzi transmission, suggesting that discordant results likely represent true infections in this setting.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Trypanosoma cruzi
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Enfermedad de Chagas
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Health_economic_evaluation
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Animals
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Peru
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Infect Dis
Asunto de la revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos