Evaluation of the sensitivity and specificity of a Treponema pallidum dried blood spot technique for use in the detection of syphilis

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 44-

  Coates, G L ^a   Guarenti, L ^a   Parker, S P ^b   Willumsen, J F ^a   Tomkins, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Dried blood spots; Particle agglutination; Syphilis; Treponema pallidum

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; REAGINIC ANTIBODY;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; REAGIN TEST; SYPHILIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

EID: 0031882438     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(98)90949-X     Document Type: Article

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