While testing 414 sera for the diagnosis of Chagas' disease, the conventional reactions of indirect hemagglutination, indirect immunofluorescence and the immunosorbent assay showed a sensitivity of 95.7%, 100% and 98.2% and a specificity of 98%, 98% and 96.4%, respectively, and an excellent association using Fisher's exact test. Chemiluminescence presented 100% sensitivity and 89.6% specificity, while PCR showed 100% specificity and 1.2% sensitivity. It is believed that the three conventional serological reactions are still adequate for diagnosing Chagas' disease.
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Duarte, A. M. V., De Andrade, H. M., Do Monte, S. J. H., De Toledo, V. D. P. C. P., & Guimarães, T. M. P. D. (2006). Assessment of chemiluminescence and PCR effectiveness in relation to conventional serological tests for the diagnosis of Chagas’ disease. Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 39(4), 385–387. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822006000400014
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