Evaluation of ID-PaGIA syphilis antibody test.
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol
; 75(5): 492-4, 2009.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Laboratory diagnosis of syphilis is usually accomplished by serology. There are currently a large number of different commercial treponemal tests available that vary in format, sensitivity and specificity.AIM:
To evaluate the ID-PaGIA Syphilis Antibody Test as an alternative to other specific treponemal tests for primary screening or confirmation of diagnosis.METHODS:
Serum samples from healthy adults (n = 100) were used for detection of specificity of ID-PaGIA. To evaluate sensitivity of ID-PaGIA serum samples (n = 101) from patients with confirmed or suspected syphilis were tested for syphilis antibodies with FTA-Abs IgM, ID-PaGIA, ELISA IgM and TPHA tests.RESULTS:
No false-positive results were found with ID-PaGIA. Sensitivity of various treponemal tests was the following FTA-Abs IgM 95.5%, ID-PaGIA and ELISA IgM 94%, and TPHA 75%. The positive and negative predictive values of ID-PaGIA were 100 and 89.5%, respectively.CONCLUSIONS:
Compared with other treponemal tests ID-PaGIA has excellent sensitivity and specificity.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Serodiagnóstico de la Sífilis
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Sífilis
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Anticuerpos Antibacterianos
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Noruega