Automated Fluorescent Treponemal Antibody Test: Instrument and Evaluation
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Automated fluorescent treponemal antibody test: instrument and evaluation.
Two evaluations of the automated fluorescent treponemal antibody (AFTA) test for the serodiagnosis of syphilis are described. The results of AFTA and manually performed fluorescent treponemal antibody-absorption (FTA-ABS) tests were compared on serum samples from clinically defined donor groups, and the reproducibility of each procedure was studied. Significant improvement of AFTA test results ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Applied Microbiology
سال: 1970
ISSN: 0003-6919
DOI: 10.1128/aem.19.6.898-901.1970