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Consensus framework for developing a target product profile of real-time PCR in Chagas disease therapeutic monitoring
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Alejandro G. Schijman ,
Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Supervision, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
* E-mail: aleschijman@gmail.com (AGS); mpinazo@dndi.org (M-JP)
Affiliation Laboratorio de Biologia Molecular de la Enfermedad de Chagas, Instituto de Investigaciones en Ingeniería Genética y Biología Molecular “Dr Héctor Torres” (INGEBI-CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Colin Forsyth,
Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Supervision, Methodology, Writing – original draft
Affiliation Chagas Program, Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi) LATAM, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Alba Abras,
Roles Investigation, Methodology
Affiliation Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Girona, Girona, Spain
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Igor C. Almeida,
Roles Investigation, Methodology
Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, University of Texas “El Paso”, El Paso, Texas, United States of America
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Julio Alonso-Padilla,
Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
Affiliations Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Infecciosas (CIBERINFEC), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain, INTERTRYP, Univ Montpellier, Cirad, IRD, Montpellier, France
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Cristina Alonso-Vega,
Affiliation Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Cristina Ballart-Ferrer,
Roles Data curation, Writing – original draft
Affiliations Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Infecciosas (CIBERINFEC), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain, Departament de Biologia, Sanitat i Medi Ambient, Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l’Alimentació, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Margarita Bisio,
Roles Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft
Affiliations Instituto Nacional de Parasitología “Dr Mario Fatala Chaben” (ANLIS “Dr Carlos G. Malbrán”), Buenos Aires, Argentina, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Constança Britto,
Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft
Affiliation Lab. de Biologia Molecular e Doenças Endêmicas Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Eric Dumonteil,
Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft
Affiliation Department of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University; New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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María Flores-Chavez,
Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft
Affiliation Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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Montserrat Gallego,
Roles Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft
Affiliations Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Infecciosas (CIBERINFEC), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain, Departament de Biologia, Sanitat i Medi Ambient, Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l’Alimentació, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Claudia P. Herrera-Bernal,
Roles Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – original draft
Affiliation Department of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University; New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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Constanza Lopez-Albizu,
Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft
Affiliation Instituto Nacional de Parasitología “Dr Mario Fatala Chaben” (ANLIS “Dr Carlos G. Malbrán”), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Otacilio C. Moreira,
Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – original draft
Affiliation Laboratório de Virologia e Parasitologia Molecular, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Arturo Muñoz-Calderon,
Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft
Affiliation Laboratorio de Biologia Molecular de la Enfermedad de Chagas, Instituto de Investigaciones en Ingeniería Genética y Biología Molecular “Dr Héctor Torres” (INGEBI-CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Lilian Pinto,
Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft
Affiliation Fundación CEADES, Cochabamba, Bolivia
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Juan C. Ramirez,
Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
Affiliations Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutierrez, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Laboratorio de Parasitología Molecular, IMIPP (Instituto Multidisciplinario de Investigación en Patologías Pediátricas) CONICET – GCBA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Ivan Scandale,
Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Drug Discovery, Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative, Geneve, Switzerland
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María A. Shikanai-Yasuda,
Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil
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Sergio Sosa-Estani,
Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Chagas Program, Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi) LATAM, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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María-Jesus Pinazo
Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
* E-mail: aleschijman@gmail.com (AGS); mpinazo@dndi.org (M-JP)
Affiliations Chagas Program, Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi) LATAM, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Infecciosas (CIBERINFEC), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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Consensus framework for developing a target product profile of real-time PCR in Chagas disease therapeutic monitoring
- Alejandro G. Schijman,
- Colin Forsyth,
- Alba Abras,
- Igor C. Almeida,
- Julio Alonso-Padilla,
- Cristina Alonso-Vega,
- Cristina Ballart-Ferrer,
- Margarita Bisio,
- Constança Britto,
- Eric Dumonteil
- Published: July 9, 2026
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014452