Evaluation of syphilis reactor grids: Optimizing impact

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 700-706

  Schaffzin, Joshua K ^b   Koumans, Emilia H ^a   Kahn, Richard H ^b   Markowitz, Lauri E ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONITORING; PREVALENCE; REACTOR; SEROLOGY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS REACTOR GRID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; PRISONERS; SAN FRANCISCO; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS SERODIAGNOSIS; TENNESSEE; WISCONSIN;

EID: 0041382609     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.OLQ.0000079518.04451.9D     Document Type: Article

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