Laboratory Medicine ›› 2018, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (8): 749-751.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8640.2018.08.017

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Strategies for syphilis serological determination

WANG Qin   

  1. Department of Clinical Laboratory,Shanghai Fengxian District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Shanghai 201499,China
  • Received:2018-03-15 Online:2018-08-10 Published:2018-09-07

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the roles of tolulized red unheated serum test(TRUST),Treponema pallidum particle agglutination assay(TPPA)and chemiluminescence immunoassay(CLIA)for syphilis serological determination,and to formulate reasonable determination strategies.Methods The results of syphilis determination in 11 034 patients(excluding revisits) were analyzed retrospectively.Results The results of TPPA and CLIA had statistical significance for Treponema pallidumdetermination(P<0.01). The specificities of the 3 methods were high,TPPA and CLIA had high sensitivities,and the sensitivity of TRUST was low.Conclusions The 3 methods have their advantages and disadvantages. Different determination strategies should be chosen according to different purposes.

Key words: Syphilis, Tolulized red unheated serum test, Treponema pallidum particle agglutination, Chemiluminescence immunoassay

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