Development of a New Lateral Flow Assay Based on IBMP-8.1 and IBMP-8.4 Chimeric Antigens to Diagnose Chagas Disease

<div>Lateral flow assay (LFA) device. (a) Schematic illustration of the composition of the LFA strip for the detection of IgG anti-<i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i> in a clinical sample employing the IBMP-8.4 and IBMP-8.1 chimeric antigens; and photographic image of an LFA opened device after loading <i>T. cruzi</i> specific IgG antibodies. (b) Schemes of the results expected for valid and invalid results yielded by LFA.</div>

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Figure 1: Development of a New Lateral Flow Assay Based on IBMP-8.1 and IBMP-8.4 Chimeric Antigens to Diagnose Chagas Disease 