conclusions the serological characteristics of syphilis varied with gender and age. syphilis screening and control should be conducted for young patients and pregnant women, but special attention should also be paid to elderly inpatients. the trust assay is better used in syphilis screening and for judgment of curative effects, but the diagnosis needs specific methods, such as the tp-elisa and ...

the aim of this study was to determine the diagnostic value of a serologic test for helicobacter pylori (h. pylori) in pediatric population presenting with abdominal pain suspected of peptic disease. we conducted a preospective cross sectional study. there were 202 children with abdominal pain. serologic bm test using helisual quick test kit was performed. all patients then underwent endoscopic...

The aim of the study was to determine the place and role of serologic methods in detecting Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection, on the basis of estimated enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and complement fixation test (CFT) sensitivity and specificity. A total of 549 patients were included in the study. ELISA and CFT as serologic methods were compared with invasive methods (rapid u...

The aim of this study was to determine the diagnostic value of a serologic test for Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) in pediatric population presenting with abdominal pain suspected of peptic disease. We conducted a preospective cross sectional study. There were 202 children with abdominal pain. Serologic BM test using Helisual Quick test kit was performed. All patients then underwent endoscopic...

The Association of State and Territorial Public Health Laboratory Directors, CDC, the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health, the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, and the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards cosponsored the Second National Conference on Serologic Diagnosis of Lyme Disease held October 27-29, 1994. Conference recommendati...

Aim A spesifi c and rapid diagnosis such as RT-PCR asay is the most needed to minimize transmission of HIV-1 infection. Therefore, in this study we developed the RT-PCR assay that was spesifi c against the gag gene of HIV-1. Methods The developed RT-PCR assay was evaluated against 46 specimens that were obtained from voluntary counseling and testing for HIV (VCT) in Rumah Sakit Umum Pemerintah ...