Syphilis testing

The organism that causes syphilis, Treponema pallidum, is impossible to culture in the clinical laboratory. Direct visualization of the pathogen is one laboratory technique used in the diagnosis of syphilis. Currently, serologic testing is the most widely used laboratory technique in diagnosing syph...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of emergency medicine 2000-04, Vol.18 (3), p.361-367
Hauptverfasser:	Clyne, Brian, Jerrard, David A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bacterial diseases Bacterial diseases of the genital system Biological and medical sciences Emergency Medicine - methods Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Medical sciences nontreponemal Sensitivity and Specificity syphilis Syphilis - diagnosis Syphilis Serodiagnosis - methods Treponema pallidum - isolation & purification treponemal
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Zusammenfassung:	The organism that causes syphilis, Treponema pallidum, is impossible to culture in the clinical laboratory. Direct visualization of the pathogen is one laboratory technique used in the diagnosis of syphilis. Currently, serologic testing is the most widely used laboratory technique in diagnosing syphilis and monitoring its course after treatment. Serologic tests are divided into two categories, the nontreponemal and treponemal antibody tests. Newer techniques such as enzyme immunoassays have shown excellent results.
ISSN:	0736-4679 2352-5029
DOI:	10.1016/S0736-4679(99)00230-9