Abstract
The detection of serodiscordant syphilis test results raises several important clinical and public health questions. Based on our retrospective review, the probability of neurosyphilis in persons with serodiscordant serologies is low. The probability of ophthalmic syphilis may be higher, but we lack objective measures for that diagnosis.
MeSH terms
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Antibodies, Bacterial
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Eye Diseases / diagnosis
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Eye Diseases / immunology
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Eye Diseases / microbiology*
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Fluorescent Treponemal Antibody-Absorption Test
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Humans
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Neurosyphilis / diagnosis
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Neurosyphilis / immunology
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Neurosyphilis / microbiology*
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Predictive Value of Tests
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Retrospective Studies
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Treponema pallidum / immunology
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Treponema pallidum / isolation & purification*