Current Trends in Donor Testing to Detect Syphilis Infection

Potential organ and tissue donors are tested to detect infection with T. pallidum , the etiologic agent of syphilis. Important considerations for testing potential donors include available specimen type and volume, turnaround time, and ability to distinguish between past and current infection. Aspec...

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Published in:	Current infectious disease reports Vol. 16; no. 9; p. 423
Main Authors:	Cortez, Karoll J., Greenwald, Melissa A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Boston Springer US 01.09.2014 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Blood & organ donations Diagnostic tests Infectious Diseases Medicine Medicine & Public Health Section Editor Sexually transmitted diseases STD Syphilis Topical Collection on Transplant and Oncology Transplant and Oncology (M Ison Reverse sequence algorithm Donor testing Treponemal Syphilis Organ donor Traditional algorithm Nontreponemal Tissue donor
ISSN:	1523-3847, 1534-3146
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