cal tests. Otherwise, 17 Test Subjects resulted positive by the AMI test, including the 10 lately mentioned (positives by serology and parasitemia) and 7 more, which could be either false positives, real positives detected by a more sensitive technique, or a combination of both. While parasitemia showed very low sensitivity (11%), AMI test yielded 100% sensitivity and a negative predicted value of 100%. Conclusion: To date, AMI test applied on Guthrie Cards appears to be significantly more sensitive than parasitemia, and easily suitable for congenital Chagas disease in newborns.
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