International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019 Objectives: With the development of the automated treponemal test, new syphilis serodiagnosis algorithms, reverse algorithm, and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) algorithm have been recommended recently.
Sangeun Lim +2 more
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The tradition algorithm approach underestimates the prevalence of serodiagnosis of syphilis in HIV-infected individuals [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017 Currently, there are three algorithms for screening of syphilis: traditional algorithm, reverse algorithm and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) algorithm. To date, there is not a generally recognized diagnostic algorithm.
Nanping Wu, Changzhong Jin
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High-throughput profiling of the IgG and IgA response to the Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum proteome in syphilis patients [PDF]
mBioSyphilis continues to be a significant global health concern. To define the extent of the IgG and IgA antibody reactome in patients with syphilis and identify reactive antigens and reactivity patterns that could facilitate early diagnosis and possibly ...
Lorenzo Giacani +12 more
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The difficulties of diagnosis of neurosyphilis at the modern stage
Лечащий Врач, 2021 At the modern stage in Russia, we can observe the tendency of increase in recording cases of neurosyphilis against the background of reduction of morbidity rate of syphilitic infection in general.
T. L. Vizilo +3 more
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Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022 BackgroundCongenital syphilis (CS) is the infection of an infant or fetus with Treponema pallidum. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical features and outcomes of serology reversion in infants diagnosed with confirmed or suspected ...
Yi Dai +6 more
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Investigating latent syphilis in HIV treatment-experienced Ethiopians and response to therapy.
PLoS ONE, 2022 ObjectivesWe investigated people with HIV (PWH) receiving combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) for latent syphilis infection prevalence, risk factors, treatment response, and neurosyphilis.MethodsA prospective follow-up study was conducted on PWH ...
Selamawit Girma, Wondwossen Amogne
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An Audit of VDRL Testing from an STI Clinic in India: Analysing the Present Scenario with Focus on Estimating and Optimizing the Turnaround Time [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015 Background: Timeliness of reporting is of utmost importance to limit the spread of syphilis. The present analysis was undertaken to evaluate the turnaround time of syphilis testing (mainly Venereal disease research laboratory /VDRL test) in a ...
Bhanu Mehra +3 more
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Nodular secondary syphilis in an immunocompetent woman: Case report and literature review
Dermatologica Sinica, 2018 A 46-year-old woman presented with slightly itching, painless erythematous nodules on the face, neck, and genital area. Initial differential diagnoses included cutaneous lymphoma. We performed punch biopsy on her neck.
Jee Hee Son +5 more
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Performance of Treponema pallidum recombinant proteins in the serological diagnosis of syphilis.
PLoS ONE, 2020 Syphilis serodiagnosis is challenging because distinct clinical forms of the infection may influence serological performance and discordant results between tests make clinical decisions difficult.
Ângelo Antônio Oliveira Silva +10 more
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