RPR and the Serologic Diagnosis of Syphilis
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Serologic diagnosis of syphilis: comparison of different diagnostic methods.
Diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in syphilis show wide variation. The use of only one type of serologic test is insufficient for diagnosis. However, current international recommendations cannot be applied due to various reasons (cost, availability, etc.). The aim of the study was to review serologic data of syphilis patients to determine diagnostic performance of three different methods. I...
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عنوان ژورنال: JAMA
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0098-7484
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2014.2087