Syphilis testing algorithms using treponemal tests for initial screening -four laboratories, New York City, 2005-2006

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 57, Issue 32, 2008, Pages 872-875

  Peterman, T ^a   Schillinger, J ^a   Blank, S ^a   Berman, S ^a   Ballard, R ^a   Cox, D ^a   Johnson, R ^a   Hariri, S ^a   Selvam, N ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD; SYPHILIS SEROLOGY; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; UNITED STATES;

ALGORITHMS; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; NEW YORK CITY; SYPHILIS SERODIAGNOSIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

EID: 49649084757     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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