The Architect Syphilis assay for antibodies to Treponema pallidum: An automated screening assay with high sensitivity in primary syphilis

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-23

  Young, H ^a   Pryde, J ^a   Duncan, L ^a   Dave, J ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS SEROLOGY; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS SERODIAGNOSIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

EID: 61449202929     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2008.031872     Document Type: Article

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