PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - O'Neill, P
TI  - A new look at the serology of treponemal disease.
AID  - 10.1136/sti.52.5.296
DP  - 1976 Oct 01
TA  - The British Journal of Venereal Diseases
PG  - 296--299
VI  - 52
IP  - 5
4099  - http://sti.bmj.com/content/52/5/296.short
4100  - http://sti.bmj.com/content/52/5/296.full
SO  - Br J Vener Dis1976 Oct 01; 52
AB  - The serology of treponemal disease has become simpler and more rational in recent years, mainly as a result of the widespread adoption of specific antibody tests and the use of monospecific fluorescent antibody procedures which give information about the immunoglobulin class of antibodies. A set of tests which has proved particularly useful in routine diagnosis is the following: quantitative TPHA test, quantitative VDRL test, and monospecific (IgG and IgM) FTA-ABS tests. This combination is especially valuable in the assessment of new patients with positive results to serological tests and in the management of patients with treated syphilis.