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ArticlePLoS neglected tropical diseases2008

High throughput selection of effective serodiagnostics for Trypanosoma cruzi infection.

Gretchen Cooley, R Drew Etheridge, Courtney Boehlke, Becky Bundy, D Brent Weatherly, Todd Minning, Matthew Haney, Miriam Postan, Susana Laucella, Rick L Tarleton

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Article in PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 56 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Gretchen CooleyCenter for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases and Department of Cellular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America.
R Drew Etheridge
Courtney Boehlke
Becky Bundy
D Brent Weatherly
Todd Minning
Matthew Haney
Miriam Postan
Susana Laucella
Rick L Tarleton

Funding

NIAID NIH HHS P01 AI0449790
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDiagnosis of Trypanosoma cruzi infection by direct pathogen detection is complicated by the low parasite burden in subjects persistently infected with this agent of human Chagas disease. Determination of infection status by serological analysis has also been faulty, largely due to the lack of well-characterized parasite reagents for the detection of anti-parasite antibodies.

methodsIn this study, we screened more than 400 recombinant proteins of T. cruzi, including randomly selected and those known to be highly expressed in the parasite stages present in mammalian hosts, for the ability to detect anti-parasite antibodies in the sera of subjects with confirmed or suspected T. cruzi infection.

findingsA set of 16 protein groups were identified and incorporated into a multiplex bead array format which detected 100% of >100 confirmed positive sera and also documented consistent, strong and broad responses in samples undetected or discordant using conventional serologic tests. Each serum had a distinct but highly stable reaction pattern. This diagnostic panel was also useful for monitoring drug treatment efficacy in chronic Chagas disease.

conclusionsThese results substantially extend the variety and quality of diagnostic targets for Chagas disease and offer a useful tool for determining treatment success or failure.

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AdultAntibodies, ProtozoanChagas DiseaseFemaleHigh-Throughput Screening AssaysHumansMaleMiddle AgedProtozoan ProteinsSerologic TestsTrypanosoma cruziAntibodies, ProtozoanProtozoan Proteins

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PMID18841200
PMCPMC2556098

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