Polyclonal antibodies for the detection of Trypanosoma cruzi circulating antigens.
Edith S Málaga-MachacaAlessandra Romero-RamirezRobert H GilmanSofía Astupiña-FigueroaNoelia AnguloAlejandro FlorentiniCinthya J Lovon-LuqueRemo A GonzaAda Del Carpio-SanzInés CabelloRosina CamargoFernando RecuencoLiliam A Barrueta-SoriaManuela R VerasteguiMaritza CalderonHolger MaytaPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2017)
Polyclonal antibodies are useful for detection of circulating antigens in both the plasma and urine of infected individuals. Detection of antigens is direct evidence of the presence of the parasite, and could be a better surrogate of current infection status.