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

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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Main Authors: Isabelle de Carvalho Rangel, Fernando Raphael de Almeida Ferry, Beatriz Pereira de Azevedo, Ricardo de Souza Carvalho, Mauricéa Francisco da Silva Romero Gonzalez, Patrick Menezes Loureço
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Zeppelini Editorial e Comunicacao 2020-12-01
Series:DST
Subjects:
serum tests
HIV
syphilis
Online Access:https://bjstd.org/revista/article/view/888

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https://bjstd.org/revista/article/view/888

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