The unmet medical need for Trypanosoma cruzi-infected patients: Monitoring the disease status.
Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis
; 1866(3): 165628, 2020 03 01.
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ABSTRACT
Patients infected by Trypanosoma cruzi are typically diagnosed by detecting specific antibodies in serological assays. Persistence of the parasitic infection increases the risk of morbidity and mortality. There are indications that anti-parasitic therapies help to reduce these risks when comparing treated and untreated populations. However, at present, treatment efficacy cannot be properly evaluated on an individual patient basis by available laboratory methods. To monitor parasite clearance, it is essential to change the paradigm of serological methods:
analyzing the broad spectrum of antibody diversity is more informative about clinical status than conventional serology tests designed merely for global detection of antibodies.
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Trypanosoma cruzi
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Enfermedad de Chagas
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Diagnostic_studies
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En
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Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis
Año:
2020
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Article