9 RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook nonreactive Encyclopedia (ˌnɒnrɪˈæktɪv) adj not reactive Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006...
HLA-B27 test results are positive in 65%-96% of ReA cases (67-92% of pediatric cases). HLA-B27 testing is not diagnostic of ReA and thus not required; however, it may be helpful for certain purposes (eg, supporting the diagnosis of ReA in patients with joint-restricted symptoms). The...
Syphilis testing history was reviewed for all patients with a reactive sEIA and reactive RPR and negative (NEG) or indeterminate (IND) result by IL. Syphilis infection was defined by a positive confirmatory test (majority IL; a few TPPA and FTA-ABS). The significance of RPR titres in ...
Retrospective comparison of false-positive result frequencies of 3 syphilis serology screening tests in pregnant and nonpregnant patients at an academic me... Patients with false-positive results were significantly older than patients with nonreactive results for RPR (median age: 36 vs 28, P <.001...
S11.3Performing a treponemal test to confirm a reactive EIA test: before or after the non-treponemal test?Detection of the host's immune response to infection has been the mainstay of the diagnosis of syphilis for decades. Serological characterisation of Treponema pallidum infection presents a ...
. Results: A total of 23,863 patients with congenital syphilis had birthdates between 1991 and 2009. Of 106 mothers initially classified as having only negative nontreponemal test results reported, 20 were misclassified; the remaining 86 mothers had no infants with confirmed syphilis and no ...
syphilis • screening • RPR • test performance • false-negative • CanadaThe aim of the study was to determine the characteristics of primary and late latent syphilis cases that were non-reactive on initial screening by rapid plasma reagin (RPR) but reactive by treponemal tests. RPR ...
Absence of risk factors for false‐positive test results inblood donors with a reactive test result inan automated treponemal test (PK‐TP) for syphilis BACKGROUND: Screening and confirmatory serologic tests for syphilis are known to generate false-positive results in low-risk populations, which incl...
Retrospective comparison of false-positive result frequencies of 3 syphilis serology screening tests in pregnant and nonpregnant patients at an academic me... Patients with false-positive results were significantly older than patients with nonreactive results for RPR (median age: 36 vs 28, P <.001...