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Syphilis and serologic evaluation of patients. A recurring problem. 1961

R C DICKENMAN, and R J KLEINHENZ

Although syphilis is again becoming more prevalent, routine serologic testing for the disease is diminishing. A test such as the VDRL or similar test is useful for general screening. If the test is nonreactive, the probability of the patient having syphilis is minimal. If the screening test is positive, a positive reaction to a Reiter or TPI test indicates a high probability of syphilis. But a negative reaction to these tests is not full assurance of absence of disease.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D011336	Probability	The study of chance processes or the relative frequency characterizing a chance process.	Probabilities
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012698	Serologic Tests	Diagnostic procedures involving immunoglobulin reactions.	Serodiagnosis,Serologic Test,Serological Tests,Test, Serologic,Tests, Serologic,Serodiagnoses,Serological Test,Test, Serological,Tests, Serological
D013587	Syphilis	A contagious venereal disease caused by the spirochete TREPONEMA PALLIDUM.	Great Pox
D013588	Syphilis Serodiagnosis	Serologic tests for syphilis.	Kahn Test,Wassermann Reaction,Serodiagnosis, Syphilis,Reaction, Wassermann,Serodiagnoses, Syphilis,Syphilis Serodiagnoses,Test, Kahn
D014209	Treponema Immobilization Test	Syphilis serodiagnosis employing as the antigen Treponema pallidum obtained from rabbit syphilis orchitis. Treponemes are kept alive for a few hours in a special medium. When syphilitic serum and complement are added and incubated, the treponemes are immobilized, i.e., stop moving.	Immobilization Test, Treponema,Immobilization Tests, Treponema,Test, Treponema Immobilization,Tests, Treponema Immobilization,Treponema Immobilization Tests