Search results for "Syphilis Serodiagnosis"
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PCR testing for Treponema pallidum in paraffin-embedded skin biopsy specimens: test design and impact on the diagnosis of syphilis
2007
Background: Syphilis, a chronic infection caused by Treponema pallidum (T. pallidum), is a disease which is increasing in incidence, and thus more and more becoming a differential diagnosis in routine pathology. Aim: Since histological changes are not specific, we sought to develop a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based molecular assay for the detection of T. pallidum in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues, and evaluate its diagnostic power, especially in comparison with other ancillary methods, i.e. immunohistochemistry and Dieterle staining. Methods: 36 skin biopsies with the clinical and /or serological diagnosis of syphilis were evaluated by morphology, immunohistochemistry and s…
Acceptability of dual HIV/syphilis rapid test in community- and home-based testing strategy among transgender women in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2021
Background: Little is known of acceptability and feasibility of dual HIV and syphilis rapid tests in community- and home-based provider-initiated strategies among transgender women (TGW), in Latin America. Objectives were (1) to assess the acceptability of this strategy and, (2) to determine the percentage of positive results of HIV and syphilis, analyze the correlates of HIV or syphilis positive results, and measure the rates of effective referral and treatment completion among TGW. Methods: A multidisciplinary team tested 89 TGW in Buenos Aires. An acceptability survey was administered after the HIV/syphilis Duo test was used. All confirmed cases were referred for treatment initiation. R…
Fluorescenzserologischer Nachweis eines in Syphilitikerseren vorkommenden Antik�rpers gegen ein hitzestabiles Antigen der Reiter-Treponemen
1967
An insgesamt 88 Syphilitikerseren wurde der FTA-Test mit erhitzten Reiter-Treponemen durchgefuhrt. 71 mal reagierte die Serumverdunnung von 1∶100, in 53 Fallen eine solche von 1∶500 positiv. Von 53 Kontrollseren waren nur 2 bei der Verdunnung von 1∶100 positiv. Hieraus wird auf das Vorkommen eines hitzestabilen gemeinsamen Gruppen-Antigens in Reiter-Treponemen und T. pallidum geschlossen. Die Zugehorigkeit dieses Antigens zu den Lipopolysacchariden wird diskutiert. Menschliche Antikorper gegen dieses Antigen sind vorerst nur fluorescenzserologisch nachzuweisen.