[The significance of interval characteristics of the quantitative indices of serologic reactions to syphilis in differentiating positive results].

Abstract

Statistical processing, carried out by the characteristic intervals method, of the results of serologic tests for syphilis in 48 patients with latent syphilis and in 191 patients with false-positive serologic tests has revealed specific and relatively specific intervals of the titers of anti-Treponema antibodies, precipitines and reagines; these intervals make possible a tentative differential diagnosis before specific tests or in cases when these tests cannot be carried out.

• Authors: A V Rezaĭkina, N V Frigo, V D Komarova, S I Novikova
• Journal: Vestnik dermatologii i venerologii (Vestn Dermatol Venerol) Issue 10 Pg. 60-3 ( 1989) ISSN: 0042-4609 [Print] Russia (Federation)
• Vernacular Title: Znachenie kharakteristik intervalov kolichestvennykh pokazateleĭ serologicheskikh reaktsiĭ na sifilis pri differentsiatsii polozhitel'nykh reaktsiĭ.
• PMID: 2692340 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Antibodies, Bacterial

Topics

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Aged
• Antibodies, Bacterial (analysis)
• Diagnosis, Differential
• False Positive Reactions
• Female
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Pregnancy
• Syphilis Serodiagnosis (methods, statistics & numerical data)
• Syphilis, Latent (diagnosis)
• Treponema pallidum (immunology)