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• T. cruzi Antibody IgG
• T. cruzi, Recombinant Ag.

Aid in the diagnosis of exposure and chronic phase Chagas disease (T. cruzi).

Specimen Type: Serum

Collection Container: Red Top, Plain

Alternate Collection Container: Gold Top, Serum Separator

Desired Specimen Volume: 0.5 mL

1. Collect a red top, plain tube via venipuncture.

1. Separate serum from cells within 2 hours of collection.
2. Transfer 0.5 mL of serum to a clear aliquot tube (screw cap).

Parallel testing is preferred and convalescent specimens must be received within 30 days of the acute specimens. Mark specimens plainly as "acute" or "convalescent."

Transport to the laboratory refrigerated.

• Plasma
• Bacterially contaminated, heat-inactivated, hemolyzed, icteric, lipemic, or turbid specimens

See patient report.

According to the CDC, at least two different serologic tests should be used to make the laboratory diagnosis of chronic Chagas Disease, as no single serologic test is sufficiently sensitive and specific. If results between the two assays are discrepant, repeat testing or testing by a third method may be helpful.

This assay should not be used for blood donor screening or associated re-entry protocols, or for screening Human Cell and Cellular Tissue-Based Products (HCT/Ps).

• Chagas Antibody, IgG
• Chagas disease
• Trypanosomiasis
• Trypanosoma cruzi Antibody, IgG Panel