Fluorescent treponemal antibody tests. A summary and comparison.

California medicine ·Vol. 104 ·No. 3 ·1966-03-00 ·Pages 166-7

Puffer J, Ketterer W, Bodily H, Wood R

Abstract

A comparison of current serologic tests for syphilis shows that treponemal tests are preferable to reagin tests in detecting specific antibodies, but that reagin tests are best for determining the response to treatment. The newly developed fta-absorption technique is suggested as a reliable, inexpensive test for treponemal antibodies.

MeSH Terms

Fluorescent Antibody Technique Humans In Vitro Techniques Syphilis Serodiagnosis Treponema Immobilization Test Treponemal Infections/diagnosis

Authors & Affiliations

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Puffer J

Ketterer W

Bodily H

Wood R

References (2)

2 references, click to expand

FTA-200, FTA-ABS, and TPI tests in serodiagnosis of syphilis.
Public Health Rep. 1965 Sep;80(9):797-804 PMID: 4953242
PRESENT DAY SERODIAGNOSIS OF SYPHILIS. A REVIEW OF SOME OF THE RECENT LITERATURE.
Am J Med Sci. 1965 Apr;249:466-83 PMID: 14278657

Article Info

Journal

California medicine

Abbr.

Calif Med

ISSN

0008-1264

Published

1966-03-00

Pages

166-7

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

0410260

PMCID

PMC1516236

Subset

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