Predictive value of past and current screening tests for syphilis in blood donors: Changing from a rapid plasma reagin test to an automated specific treponemal test for screening

Transfusion

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 206-211

  Aberle Grasse, John ^a   Orton, Sharyn L ^d   Notari IV, Edward ^d   Layug, Lynne P ^b   Cable, Richard G ^c   Badon, Stanley ^d   Popovsky, Mark A ^c   Grindon, Alfred J ^c   Lenes, Bruce A ^c   Williams, Alan E ^d  

^a HOLLAND LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Natl Ref Lab for Infect Disease   (United States)

^c AMERICAN RED CROSS   (United States)

^d Georgia Division ^*

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FLUORESCENT TREPONEMA ANTIBODY TEST; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PREDICTION; REAGIN TEST; SCREENING TEST; SEROPREVALENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS;

EID: 0033049972     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1999.39299154737.x     Document Type: Article

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