       Document 0721
 DOCN  M9610721
 TI    Are you sure it's syphilis? A review of false positive serology.
 DT    9601
 AU    Nandwani R; Evans DT; Department of GU/HIV Medicine, King's Healthcare,
       London, UK.
 SO    Int J STD AIDS. 1995 Jul-Aug;6(4):241-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96056092
 AB    This article on false positive serological reactions for syphilis
       reviews the rapid developments which have taken place in the
       serodiagnosis of syphilis in recent years since the advent of the AIDS
       epidemic. An overview of non-specific and specific treponemal
       serological tests in relation to acute and chronic biological false
       positive reactions is followed by closer consideration of syphilis
       serology in the context of HIV infection, pregnancy and other conditions
       which may produce false positive reactions.
 DE    Acute Disease  AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/BLOOD  Chronic
       Disease  Diagnosis, Differential  False Positive Reactions  Female
       Human  Pregnancy  Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/BLOOD
       Syphilis/*DIAGNOSIS  Syphilis Serodiagnosis/*METHODS  JOURNAL ARTICLE
       REVIEW  REVIEW, TUTORIAL

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