A comparison of nontreponemal tests in cerebrospinal fluid for neurosyphilis diagnosis: equivalent detection of specific antibodies
ABSTRACT Syphilis is a re-emerging sexually-transmitted infection, caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum, that may penetrate early into the central nervous system. The venereal disease research laboratory test (VDRL) on the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is the most widely used for neurosyphilis di...
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| Main Authors: | Isadora Versiani, Mauro Jorge Cabral-Castro, Marzia Puccioni-Sohler |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Series: | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2019000200091&lng=en&tlng=en |
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