We evaluated analytic performances of an automated treponemal test and compared this
test with the Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test (VDRL) and fluorescent …

The fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption (FTA-ABS) double-staining (DS) test has
been developed for microscopes equipped with incident illumination, and the procedure …

Six different Treponema (TP)-specific immunoassays were compared to the fluorescent
treponemal antibody absorption (FTA-ABS) test. A total of 615 samples were tested. The …

The fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption (FTA-ABS) test, an excellent confirmatory
treponemal test, has been used increasingly for syphilis screening and case detection. To …

The diagnosis of syphilis is challenging and often relies on serologic tests to detect
treponemal or nontreponemal antibodies. Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and …

BACKGROUND: Serologic tests are widely used for the diagnosis of syphilis. However,
conventional methods require well-trained technicians to produce reliable results. We …

Background Treponemal immunoassays are increasingly used for syphilis screening with
the reverse sequence algorithm. There are few data describing performance of treponemal …

Background Serology is the mainstay for the diagnosis and management of patients with
syphilis. Newer technologies such as immunoblotting are now available for the diagnosis of …

Two evaluations of the automated fluorescent treponemal antibody (AFTA) test for the
serodiagnosis of syphilis are described. The results of AFTA and manually performed …

Four fluorescent treponemal antibody absorbed (FTA-ABS) test kits were evaluated with 86
treponemal and 84 non-treponemal sera selected with enzyme immunoassay (EIA) …