The multiplex real-time PCR assay demonstrates analytical performance suitable for early detection and monitoring of T. cruzi infection (Chagas disease).
The performing parameters of this assay encourage its application to early assessment of T. cruzi infection in cases in which serological methods are not informative, such as recent infections by oral contamination or congenital transmission or after transplantation with organs from seropositive donors, as well as for monitoring Chagas disease patients under etiological treatment.
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