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Sexually Transmitted Disease
Reports from University Hospital advance knowledge in sexually transmitted disease
September 2nd, 2008
"The control of syphilis depends on screening of the population at risk and is usually performed using the Treponema pallidum particle agglutination test (TPPA). Outside Europe the rapid plasma reagin test (RPR) or venereal disease research laboratory test is most often used for screening purposes," scientists in Netherlands report. "Because of the drawbacks in current diagnostic procedures, ie, long turnaround time, the need is felt for a rapid and simple test that can potentially be performed on whole blood. Objective and study design: In this study a one- step immunochromatographic test (Biorapid Syphilis) and two ELISA, the Bioelisa Syphilis 3.0 and ETI-Treponema...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-09-02)
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