South American T.cruzi - UKAS accredited test
Serology is useful, Ab’s are detected around 1 month post- infection and remain positive for life.
Commercial T.cruzi test used.
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SENSITIVITY % |
SPECIFICITY % |
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in house verification |
100 |
100 |
Positive results are always repeated for quality purposes, firstly at LSTM, then LSTM clinician would recommend the user to obtain a repeat test at another site.