Rapid immunochromatographic tests for the diagnosis of chronic Chagas disease in at-risk populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

• Main Authors: Andrea Angheben (Author), Dora Buonfrate (Author), Mario Cruciani (Author), Yves Jackson (Author), Julio Alonso-Padilla (Author), Joaquim Gascon (Author), Federico Gobbi (Author), Giovanni Giorli (Author), Mariella Anselmi (Author), Zeno Bisoffi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Despite of a high disease burden, mainly in Latin America, Chagas disease (CD) is underdiagnosed and undertreated. Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) might improve the access to diagnosis. The aim of this study is to review the accuracy of commercially available RDTs used i...