Treponema-specific tests for serodiagnosis of syphilis: Comparative evaluation of seven assays

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1313-1317

  Binnicker, M J ^a,b   Jespersen, D J ^a   Rollins, L O ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic College of Medicine   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FLUORESCENT TREPONEMA ANTIBODY TEST; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAGIN TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIA TREPONEMA PALLIDUM PARTICLE AGGLUTINATION TEST; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS SEROLOGY; TREP CHECK ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; TREP ID ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; TREP SURE ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; TREPONEMA VIRABLOT IGG TEST; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS; SYPHILIS;

TREPONEMA; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

EID: 79953869379     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02555-10     Document Type: Article

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