Optimization of PCR Technique to Assess Parasitological Response for Patients With Chronic Chagas Disease
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2013-04-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this study is to estimate the gain in sensitivity of several multiple-sample
strategies of PCR samples with respect to the current standard (single sample of 10 ml) to
detect Chagas chronic stage at baseline and to identify the optimal sampling strategy based
on the sensitivity, cost,the completeness of sampling and the acceptability for study
patients.