RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 A new look at the serology of treponemal disease.
JF The British Journal of Venereal Diseases
JO Br J Vener Dis
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 296
OP 299
DO 10.1136/sti.52.5.296
VO 52
IS 5
A1 O'Neill, P
YR 1976
UL http://sti.bmj.com/content/52/5/296.abstract
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.