Clinical evaluation of four recombinant Treponema pallidum antigen-based rapid tests in the diagnosis of syphilis

Chinese Medical Sciences Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 250-253

  Wang, Lin Na ^a   Yang, Lei ^b   Zheng, He Yi ^b  

^a China   (China)

^b PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Antigen; Diagnosis; Recombinant; Syphilis; Treponema pallidum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; VENOUS BLOOD; VIRUS DETECTION;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; QUALITY CONTROL; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYPHILIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

EID: 38749111847     PISSN: 10019294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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