Use of a novel chagas urine nanoparticle test (chunap) for diagnosis of congenital chagas disease.

• Main Authors: Yagahira E Castro-Sesquen (Author), Robert H Gilman (Author), Gerson Galdos-Cardenas (Author), Lisbeth Ferrufino (Author), Gerardo Sánchez (Author), Edward Valencia Ayala (Author), Lance Liotta (Author), Caryn Bern (Author), Alessandra Luchini (Author), Working Group on Chagas Disease in Bolivia and Peru (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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 u...