OBJECTIVE: To compare the results of an immunochromatographic test performed on whole blood, Chagas Stat-Pak, with those of an ELISA test using recombinant antigens. METHOD: We tested 995 subjects of a rural population of all ages in the south of Bolivia, 459 pregnant women of the same population and 1030 urban women giving birth from the east of Bolivia. RESULTS: The sensitivity of the CSP test for the entire studied population (n = 2484) was 94.73% [93.35-96.10]; the specificity was 97.33% [96.50-98.15]. However, the specificity differed significantly between rural pregnant and urban birthing women, which could be attributed either to differences of parasite strain or Chagas prevalence. CONCLUSION: The test is simple of use, reliable, relatively inexpensive (<2 US$ each test) and its performances are compatible with a field use for large-scale screenings.
OBJECTIVE: To compare the results of an immunochromatographic test performed on whole blood, Chagas Stat-Pak, with those of an ELISA test using recombinant antigens. METHOD: We tested 995 subjects of a rural population of all ages in the south of Bolivia, 459 pregnant women of the same population and 1030 urban women giving birth from the east of Bolivia. RESULTS: The sensitivity of the CSP test for the entire studied population (n = 2484) was 94.73% [93.35-96.10]; the specificity was 97.33% [96.50-98.15]. However, the specificity differed significantly between rural pregnant and urban birthing women, which could be attributed either to differences of parasite strain or Chagas prevalence. CONCLUSION: The test is simple of use, reliable, relatively inexpensive (<2 US$ each test) and its performances are compatible with a field use for large-scale screenings.
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