New Syphilis Serology Testing Requires New Reporting Algorithms

J Appl Lab Med. 2020 May 1;5(3):601-604. doi: 10.1093/jalm/jfaa016.

Authors

Eric Statz¹, William J Wertz², Bradley J Wheeler³, Michael R Shurin^{1

4

5}, Sarah E Wheeler^{1

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA.
² Department of Enterprise Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA.
³ School of Computing and Information, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
⁴ Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
⁵ Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.

PMID: 32445353
DOI: 10.1093/jalm/jfaa016

No abstract available

Keywords: RPR; TPPA; non-treponemal; syphilis serology; treponemal.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Algorithms*
Disease Notification / standards*
Humans
Syphilis / blood
Syphilis / diagnosis*
Syphilis / epidemiology
Syphilis Serodiagnosis* / methods
Syphilis Serodiagnosis* / standards
Treponema pallidum