ArticleClinical and vaccine immunology : CVI2011
Identification of false-positive syphilis antibody results using a semiquantitative algorithm.
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- Sexually Transmitted Infections Treatment Guidelines, 2021.MMWR. Recommendations and reports : Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Recommendations and reports · 2021Guideline
- The Traditional or Reverse Algorithm for Diagnosis of Syphilis: Pros and Cons.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2020Pooled it
- Updates on epidemiology and diagnostic tests of syphilis in South Korea.The Korean journal of internal medicine · 2026Review
- Evaluation of MAGLUMI syphilis test for accurate detection of syphilis antibodies in blood donors and suspected syphilis cases.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025Article
- Brucellosis: Unveiling the complexities of a pervasive zoonotic disease and its global impacts.Open veterinary journal · 2024Review
- CDC Laboratory Recommendations for Syphilis Testing, United States, 2024.MMWR. Recommendations and reports : Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Recommendations and reports · 2024Article
- Analytical Comparison of the Architect Syphilis TP and Liaison Treponema Automated Chemiluminescent Immunoassays and Their Performance in a Reverse Syphilis Screening Algorithm.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2018Article
- Correlation of Treponemal Immunoassay Signal Strength Values with Reactivity of Confirmatory Treponemal Testing.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2018Article
- Evaluation of the BioPlex 2200 syphilis system as a first-line method of reverse-sequence screening for syphilis diagnosis.Clinical and vaccine immunology : CVI · 2013Article
- It is time to use treponema-specific antibody screening tests for diagnosis of syphilis.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2012Article
- Analysis of bioplex syphilis IgG quantitative results in different patient populations.Clinical and vaccine immunology : CVI · 2011Article
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Abstract
Screening patients for syphilis serology using a "treponemal assay-first" approach presents unique challenges, particularly when applied to low-prevalence populations. The use of a screening algorithm that incorporates semiquantitative values from treponemal antibody test results can help to identify potential false-positive results while requiring a minimum of repeat testing.
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