Syphilis Fast Latex Agglutination Test, a Rapid Confirmatory Test
Open Access
- 1 July 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology
- Vol. 8 (4), 126-131
- https://doi.org/10.1128/cdli.8.4.841-842.2001
Abstract
Using 255 serum samples with various reactivities, we evaluated the Syphilis Fast latex agglutination test (Syphilis Fast) against the Treponema pallidum particle agglutination test (TP-PA) for confirming a diagnosis of syphilis. We found 98.8% agreement between the Syphilis Fast and the TP-PA. The Syphilis Fast, however, had a couple of advantages over the TP-PA: the test takes only 8 min to perform and produces results that are easy to read. It appears to be a good confirmatory test for syphilis, especially for point-of-care clinics such as prenatal or sexually transmitted disease clinics.Keywords
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