@article{fdi:010045376,
  title = {{S}hort {R}eport : {U}se of a rapid test on umbilical cord blood to screen for {T}rypanosoma cruzi infection in pregnant women in {A}rgentina, {B}olivia, {H}onduras, and {M}exico},
  author = {{S}osa-{E}stani, {S}. and {G}amboa-{L}eon, {M}. {R}. and del {C}id-{L}emus, {J}. and {A}lthahe, {F}. and {A}lger, {J}. and {A}lmendares, {O}. and {C}afferata, {M}. {L}. and {C}hippaux, {J}ean-{P}hilippe and {D}umonteil, {E}. and {G}ibbons, {L}. and {P}adilla-{R}aygoza, {N}. and {S}chneider, {D}. and {B}elizan, {J}. {M}. and {B}uekens, {P}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{W}e conducted a cross-sectional study of {C}hagas disease in five endemic areas in {A}rgentina, {B}olivia. {H}onduras, and {M}exico to estimate the prevalence of {T}rypanosoma cruzi-specific antibodies in pregnant women, and to assess the use of a rapid test ({C}hagas {S}tat-{P}ak) to screen for {T}. cruzi infection ill the time of delivery. {T}he prevalence of antibodies to {T}. cruzi measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ({ELISA}) in maternal blood was 5.5% (a range of 0.8-28.8% among the countries) in 2,495 women enrolled. {C}ompared with {ELISA} in maternal blood samples, the {C}hagas {S}tat-{P}ak rapid test sensitivity and specificity in umbilical cord blood were 94.6% and 99.0%, respectively. {T}hese results show the ability for a rapid determination of the presence of {T}. cruzi-specific antibodies in umbilical cord blood as a pragmatic strategy to screen for infection in pregnant women.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}merican {J}ournal of {T}ropical {M}edicine and {H}ygiene},
  volume = {79},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {755--759},
  ISSN = {0002-9637},
  year = {2008},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010045376},
}