Analytical evaluation of nine serological assays for diagnosis of syphilis

Background The diagnosis of syphilis is most frequently dependent on antibody detection with serological assays. Assays for both treponemal and non‐treponemal antibodies are needed to provide a sensitive and specific diagnosis. For decades, a first screening has been done with non‐treponemal assays,...

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Published in:	Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Vol. 29; no. 12; pp. 2369 - 2376
Main Authors:	Malm, K., Andersson, S., Fredlund, H., Norrgren, H., Biague, A., Månsson, F., Ballard, R., Unemo, M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.12.2015
Subjects:	Algorithms Antibodies, Bacterial - blood Cardiolipins - immunology Clinical Medicine Dermatologi och venereologi Dermatology and Venerology Flocculation Tests Guinea-Bissau Humans immunoassays Immunoglobulin M - blood Infectious Medicine Infektionsmedicin Klinisk medicin Medical and Health Sciences Medicin och hälsovetenskap non-treponemal antibodies Point-of-Care Systems screening algorithms Sensitivity and Specificity Sweden Syphilis Syphilis - diagnosis Syphilis Serodiagnosis - methods Treponema pallidum Treponema pallidum - immunology treponemal antibodies non-treponemal antibodies treponemal antibodies immunoassays Syphilis screening algorithms Treponema pallidum
ISSN:	0926-9959, 1468-3083, 1468-3083
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