Syphilis: Serology

Dermatologic Clinics

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 691-698

  Young, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; CARDIOLIPIN; REAGINIC ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY TITER; CONGENITAL SYPHILIS; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FLUORESCENT TREPONEMA ANTIBODY TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NEUROSYPHILIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SEROLOGY; STAGING; SYPHILIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; VENEREAL DISEASE REACTION TEST;

EID: 0031788552     PISSN: 07338635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0733-8635(05)70034-6     Document Type: Article

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