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Test Id : CHAGS

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Trypanosoma cruzi Total Antibody, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Serum

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Useful For
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Diagnosis of chronic Trypanosoma cruzi infection (Chagas disease)

Method Name
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)

NY State Available
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Yes

Reporting Name
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T. cruzi Total Ab, EIA, S

Aliases
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CHAGS

American trypanosomiasis

Chagas

Chagas disease

Kissing bug

Reduviid

T. cruzi

Triatoma

Trypanosoma

Trypanosomiasis

Specimen Type
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Serum

Specimen Required
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Collection Container/Tube:

Preferred: Serum gel

Acceptable: Red top

Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial

Specimen Volume: 0.7 mL

Collection Instructions: Centrifuge and aliquot serum into a plastic vial.

Forms

If not ordering electronically, complete, print, and send Infectious Disease Serology Test Request (T916) with the specimen.

Specimen Minimum Volume
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0.6 mL

Reject Due To
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Gross hemolysis Reject
Gross lipemia Reject

Specimen Stability Information
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Specimen Type Temperature Time Special Container
Serum Frozen 14 days

Useful For
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Diagnosis of chronic Trypanosoma cruzi infection (Chagas disease)

Clinical Information
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Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an acute and chronic infection caused by the protozoan hemoflagellate Trypanosoma cruzi. T cruzi is endemic in many areas of South and Central America. The parasite is usually transmitted by the bite of reduviid (or "kissing") bugs of the genus Triatoma but may also be transmitted by blood transfusion, organ transplantation, food ingestion, and vertically from mother to fetus. The acute febrile infection is frequently undiagnosed and often resolves spontaneously. Diagnosis of acute T cruzi infection is most frequently confirmed by microscopic identification of trypomastigotes in fresh preparations of anticoagulated blood or buffy coat or by molecular detection. Parasitemia decreases and is undetectable within approximately 90 days of infection.

 

Chronic T cruzi infections are often asymptomatic but may progress to produce disabling and life-threatening cardiac (cardiomegaly, conduction defects) and gastrointestinal (megaesophagus and megacolon) disease. These damaged tissues contain the intracellular amastigote of T cruzi. The parasite is not seen in the blood during the chronic phase. Diagnosis of chronic T cruzi infection relies on serologic detection of antibodies to this organism. However, no single serologic assay is sensitive and specific enough to be relied upon alone. Therefore, per current guidelines and the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, serologic confirmation of chronic T cruzi infection requires positivity on 2 tests utilizing 2 different methodologies or 2 different T cruzi antigen preparations. When results are discordant, testing by a third assay is recommended to resolve the initial results or, alternatively, repeat testing on a new sample may be required.

Reference Values
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Negative

Reference values apply to all ages.

Interpretation
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Cautions
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False-positive results may occur in patients infected with Leishmania or other Trypanosoma species, including Trypanosoma rangeli.

 

Diagnosis of chronic Chagas disease requires both clinical evaluation (including exposure history) and laboratory testing. Chagas disease should not be diagnosed based on a single serologic result alone.

 

A single negative result does not exclude the diagnosis of Chagas disease as antibodies to the pathogen may not yet be detectable. Sensitivity of the assay may be decreased in significantly immunosuppressed patients.

Clinical Reference
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1. Bern C, Montgomery SP, Herwaldt BL, et al: Evaluation and treatment of Chagas disease in the United States: A Systematic Review. JAMA. 2007 Nov 14;298(18):2171-2181

2. Bern C, Messenger LA, Whitman JD, Maguire JH: Chagas disease in the United States: a public health approach. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2019 Nov 27;33(1):e00023-19. doi: 10.1128/CMR.00023-19

Method Description
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PDF Report
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No

Day(s) Performed
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Monday

Report Available
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Same day/1 to 8 days

Specimen Retention Time
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14 days

Performing Laboratory Location
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Rochester

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Test Classification
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This test has been cleared, approved, or is exempt by the US Food and Drug Administration and is used per manufacturer's instructions. Performance characteristics were verified by Mayo Clinic in a manner consistent with CLIA requirements.

CPT Code Information
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CPT codes are provided by the performing laboratory.

86753

LOINC® Information
Provides guidance in determining the Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC) values for the order and results codes of this test. LOINC values are provided by the performing laboratory.

Test Id Test Order Name Order LOINC Value
CHAGS T. cruzi Total Ab, EIA, S 57320-4
Result Id Test Result Name Result LOINC Value
Applies only to results expressed in units of measure originally reported by the performing laboratory. These values do not apply to results that are converted to other units of measure.
CHAGS T. cruzi Total Ab, EIA, S 57320-4

Test Setup Resources

Setup Files
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Excel | Pdf

Sample Reports
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Normal Reports | Abnormal Reports

SI Sample Reports
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SI Normal Reports | SI Abnormal Reports

Test Update Resources

Change Type Effective Date
Obsolete Test 2025-01-23