Confirmation value of Western blotting in detecting anti-treponema pallidum specific antibodies with suspicious results

Abstract Background Due to the inconsistent results of anti-treponema pallidum (TP) specific antibodies by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and Treponema pallidum granule agglutination assay (TPPA) in clinical work, there will be a certain proportion of false-positives and false-negatives d...

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Main Authors: Siqi Xu, Hongsheng Li, Xiaoyan Wu, Jianwei Guo, Jiaoli Zhang, Xuqi Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-02-01
Series:European Journal of Medical Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40001-022-00633-y