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ArticleThe Journal of infectious diseases2025

Rapid High-Sensitivity Detection of Antibodies to Trypanosoma cruzi With a Recombinant Tc24 Antigen-Based Magneto-Immunoassay: A Pilot Study.

Kavya L Singampalli, Bin Zhan, Rojelio Mejia, Peter B Lillehoj

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Article in The Journal of infectious diseases, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  1. Peroxidase-Mimicking Nanozymes for Rapid Detection of Infectious Diseases.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Kavya L SingampalliDepartment of Bioengineering, Rice University.ORCID 0000-0003-1006-4545
Bin ZhanDepartment of Pediatrics-Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine.
Rojelio MejiaDepartment of Pediatrics-Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine.ORCID 0000-0003-4134-4558
Peter B LillehojDepartment of Bioengineering, Rice University.ORCID 0000-0002-0289-2634

Funding

Serological test for detecting all geographical variances of Trypanosoma cruzi infectionR21AI171477 · NIAID · RICE UNIVERSITY · PI LILLEHOJ, PETER B · 2023 to 2024
$435k
NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI171477NIH HHS R21AI171477
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The diagnosis of chronic Chagas disease is challenging due to the wide genetic diversity of Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease, and low levels of parasitemia, resulting in low sensitivity and accuracy with existing diagnostics. We report a magneto-immunoassay that employs dually labeled magnetic beads incorporating a recombinant Tc24 antigen, which is homologous across multiple discrete typing units of T cruzi. In this pilot study, 102 serum samples from 7 endemic countries were tested by this magneto-immunoassay, revealing its ability to distinguish Chagas-positive from Chagas-negative cases more accurately and faster than a standard Tc24-based immunoassay.

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Antibodies, ProtozoanAntigens, ProtozoanChagas DiseaseTrypanosoma cruziHumansImmunoassayPilot ProjectsRecombinant ProteinsSensitivity and SpecificityAntibodies, ProtozoanAntigens, ProtozoanRecombinant ProteinsChagas diseasediagnosticimmunoassayTc24Trypanosoma cruzi

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PMID40048623
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