A new recombinant antigen latex agglutination test (Syphilis fast) for the rapid serological diagnosis of syphilis

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 196-200

  Young, H ^a   Moyes, A ^a   De Ste Croix, I ^a   McMillan, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Latex agglutination; Recombinant antigens; Serodiagnosis; Syphilis

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FLUORESCENT TREPONEMA ANTIBODY TEST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; SYPHILIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; VENEREAL DISEASE REACTION TEST;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; LATEX FIXATION TESTS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYPHILIS SERODIAGNOSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

EID: 0031893617     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462981922034     Document Type: Article

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