Sept 97 | April 98 | April 99 | Sept 00 | |
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TPHA=Treponema pallidum haemagglutination; FTA=fluorescent treponemal antibody; RPR=rapid plasmin reagin; TPPA=Treponema pallidum particle agglutination. | ||||
*In January 2000 the laboratory began monitoring TPPA instead of TPHA. | ||||
Blood | ||||
TPHA* | 1 in 256 | 1 in 128 | 1 in 64 | >1 in 256 |
FTA abs | Pos | Pos | Pos | Pos |
RPR | 1 in 128 | 1 in 32 | 1 in 64 | 1 in 16 |
Albumin (g/l) | 41 | 40 | - | 44 |
IgG (g/l) | 14.1 | 9.9 | - | 15 |
Glucose (mmol/l) | 4.3 | 3.7 | - | - |
CSF | ||||
TPHA* | 1 in 64 | 1 in 32 | 1 in 32 | >1 in 256 |
FTA abs | Pos | Pos | Pos | Pos |
RPR | 1 in 4 | neg | 1 in 2 | neg |
Protein (g/l) | 2.03 | 0.63 | - | 0.55 |
Albumin (mg/l) | - | 418 | - | 262 |
IgG (mg/l) | - | 97 | >120 | 81 |
White cells (/l) | 32×106 | <1×106 | - | <1×106 |
Glucose (mmol/l) | 2.5 | 2.8 | - | - |
IgG index(<0.70) | - | 0.94 | - | 0.91 |
Albumin quotient(<7.8) | - | 10.45 | - | 5.95 |