Fanny Concha Valdez, Clotilde Marín, Javier Flores Abuxapqui, Javier Escobedo Ortegón, Rocío Cañas, Manuel Sánchez Moreno
BACKGROUND: Chagas disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi is endemic in Latin America. Human infection is mainly spread by Triatominae insects. Other forms of transmission are congenital, blood transfusion and organ transplantation. METHODS: Anti-T. cruzi antibodies were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and Western blot (WB) in 155 serum samples from mothers and their babies. Indirect immunofluorescence (IFA) and a commercial test were used to validate efficacy of a specific ELISA-iron-excreted superoxide dismutase assay...
July 2016: Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal