Study of reliability and concordance between two VDRL tests for syphilis investigation in patients with HIV followed-up at a university hospital in Rio de Janeiro in 2017–2019
Introduction: The laboratory diagnosis of syphilis is given by a positive treponemal test and a non-treponemal test, with VDRL (Veneral Disease Research Laboratory) being the “gold standard”. Objective: To compare two tests commercially validated for biological fluids and analyzed by different oper...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Zeppelini Editorial e Comunicacao
2020-12-01
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Online Access: | https://bjstd.org/revista/article/view/888 |