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A Century of syphilis serology
Introduction The year 2006 represented the centenary of the first diagnostic serological test, the Wasserman complement fixation test for the diagnosis of syphilis. In this article I will relate some developments I have observed in the day-to-day running of a diagnostic serology laboratory over the thirty years preceding this centenary. I have assumed some background knowledge and elected to di...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Microbiology Australia
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1324-4272
DOI: 10.1071/ma07023