The optimum condition of the toluidine red unheated serum test for the replacement of the venereal disease research laboratory test in cerebrospinal fluid for neurosyphilis diagnosis

Background: The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) venereal disease research laboratory (VDRL) test remains the standard for the laboratory diagnosis of neurosyphilis. The toluidine red unheated serum test (TRUST) is an alternative to the VDRL test as a serological test for syphilis, but it lacks guidelines...

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Main Authors: Yao Xiao, Man-Li Tong, Yang Yang, Wei-Ming Gu, Li-Li Liu, Tian-Ci Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-06-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023043657