Reverse Sequence Syphilis Screening and Discordant Results in Pregnancy - 20/03/20
Abstract |
A “reverse sequence syphilis screening” algorithm is widely used for syphilis testing. This retrospective study showed that most (65%) pregnant women with discordant screening results (treponemal multiplex flow immunoassay IgG+/rapid plasma reagin-) had a nonreactive confirmatory Treponema pallidum-particle agglutination assay, likely indicative of a false-positive reaction.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : reverse syphilis screening, maternal syphilis, congenital syphilis
Abbreviations : MFI, RPR, TP-PA, VDRL
Plan
Supported in part by The Ohio State University College of Medicine's Medical Student Research Scholarship funded by the Samuel J. Roessler Memorial Scholarship (to J.W.). The authors declare no conflicts of interest. |
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