@article{fdi:010046249,
  title = {{S}ensitivity and specificity of {C}hagas {S}tat-{P}ak ({R}) test in {B}olivia},
  author = {{C}hippaux, {J}ean-{P}hilippe and {S}antalla, {J}. {A}. and {P}ostigo, {J}orge and {R}omero, {M}ario and {S}alas {C}lavijo, {N}adin and {S}chneider, {D}ominique and {B}rutus, {L}aurent},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{OBJECTIVE} {T}o compare the results of an immunochromatographic test performed on whole blood, {C}hagas {S}tat-{P}ak ({R}), with those of an {ELISA} test using recombinant antigens. {METHOD} {W}e tested 995 subjects of a rural population of all ages in the south of {B}olivia, 459 pregnant women of the same population and 1030 urban women giving birth from the east of {B}olivia. {RESULTS} {T}he sensitivity of the {CSP} test for the entire studied population (n = 2484) was 94.73% [93.35-96.10]; the specificity was 97.33% [96.50-98.15]. {H}owever, the specificity differed significantly between rural pregnant and urban birthing women, which could be attributed either to differences of parasite strain or {C}hagas prevalence. {CONCLUSION} {T}he test is simple of use, reliable, relatively inexpensive(< 2 {US}$ each test) and its performances are compatible with a field use for large-scale screenings.},
  keywords = {{C}hagas' disease ; {T}rypanosoma cruzi ; diagnosis ; test ; screening ; {B}olivia},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{T}ropical {M}edicine and {I}nternational {H}ealth},
  volume = {14},
  numero = {7},
  pages = {732--735},
  ISSN = {1360-2276},
  year = {2009},
  DOI = {10.1111/j.1365-3156.2009.02288.x},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010046249},
}