Biological false reactive VDRL test among the HIV-infected patients: A note on its prevalence
Presently, the screening of syphilis is dependent mainly on serological tests. In the sexually transmitted disease clinic, syphilis serology is a basic screening test. The results VDRL test among of 150 HIV (82 males, 68 females) infected, regardless to immune status (CD4+ count), were studied. It w...
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Light House Polyclinic Mangalore
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| description | Presently, the screening of syphilis is dependent mainly on serological tests. In the sexually transmitted disease clinic, syphilis serology is a basic screening test. The results VDRL test among of 150 HIV (82 males, 68 females) infected, regardless to immune status (CD4+ count), were studied. It was found that in 2 cases, the VDRL was biologically false reactive (VDRL positive, TPHA negative), who had CD4+ count >200 /mL, giving the incidence rate equal to 1.3 % (1.2 % for male and 1.5 % for female). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-268f8d72ef17499b96704a9691a2dc5d2022-12-21T19:51:43ZengLight House Polyclinic MangaloreOnline Journal of Health & Allied Sciences0972-59972005-11-0143Biological false reactive VDRL test among the HIV-infected patients: A note on its prevalenceViroj WiwanitkitPresently, the screening of syphilis is dependent mainly on serological tests. In the sexually transmitted disease clinic, syphilis serology is a basic screening test. The results VDRL test among of 150 HIV (82 males, 68 females) infected, regardless to immune status (CD4+ count), were studied. It was found that in 2 cases, the VDRL was biologically false reactive (VDRL positive, TPHA negative), who had CD4+ count >200 /mL, giving the incidence rate equal to 1.3 % (1.2 % for male and 1.5 % for female).http://www.ojhas.org/issue15/2005-3-2.htmHIVSyphilisVDRLFalse positive |
| spellingShingle | Viroj Wiwanitkit Biological false reactive VDRL test among the HIV-infected patients: A note on its prevalence Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences HIV Syphilis VDRL False positive |
| title | Biological false reactive VDRL test among the HIV-infected patients: A note on its prevalence |
| title_full | Biological false reactive VDRL test among the HIV-infected patients: A note on its prevalence |
| title_fullStr | Biological false reactive VDRL test among the HIV-infected patients: A note on its prevalence |
| title_full_unstemmed | Biological false reactive VDRL test among the HIV-infected patients: A note on its prevalence |
| title_short | Biological false reactive VDRL test among the HIV-infected patients: A note on its prevalence |
| title_sort | biological false reactive vdrl test among the hiv infected patients a note on its prevalence |
| topic | HIV Syphilis VDRL False positive |
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