Background: Because definitive methods for diagnosing primary syphilis are limited, it is important to optimize the sensitivity of serodiagnosis. Objective: To determine the most sensitive testing ...
The routine diagnosis of syphilis in an asymptomatic individual is by serology, with the testing algorithm varying by country. In Western Europe and Australia, a treponemal test is used for screening, ...
Syphilis causes 30–50% of stillbirths in Africa and kills more than 1-million babies each year worldwide. The biology and pathogenesis of T. pallidum and the clinical manifestations of primary, ...
Background: Integrated prevention for HIV and syphilis is warranted because both syphilis and HIV infections have evidence-based, scalable interventions using current health care mechanisms. The ...
Objective: To review the epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment of syphilis. Data Sources: Studies and reviews were abstracted from MEDLINE (1950-April 2007) using the search term ...
Despite its recognition for centuries as “the great imitator,” neurosyphilis remains a diagnostic challenge because of its wide spectrum of presentations. Here we describe 3 men with neurosyphilis in ...
Why has this asymptomatic man in his 60s with an unremarkable medical history suddenly developed gray-white plaque on his soft palate? That's the question facing Jianjun Qiao, MD, PhD, of Zhejiang ...
Smartphone-based electronic reader reliable for point-of-care tests in HIV and T pallidum infections
Individual holding a smartphone The findings shed new light on the applicability of smartphone-based electronic readers in point-of-care testing. A smartphone-based electronic reader was found to be ...
New Delhi: Vimek Bioconcept, medical technology company's indigenous Treponema Pallidum haem-agglutination (TPHA) test kit for syphilis diagnosis has received approval from the Central Drugs Standard ...
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