Comparative evaluation of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with rapid plasma reagin for screening of syphilis in blood donors

Comparative evaluation of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with rapid plasma reagin for screening of syphilis in blood donors

World Health Organization (WHO) recommends screening of syphilis in low prevalence populations of blood donors by treponemal tests like enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), whereas in India screening is done by rapid plasma reagin (RPR). The present pilot study evaluated the performance of ELI...

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Main Authors: Suchet Sachdev, Arun Kumar Sharma, Sunil Sethi, Sachin Garg, Divjot Singh Lamba, Ratti Ram Sharma, Neelam Marwaha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Asian Journal of Transfusion Science
Subjects:
Biological false positivity
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
negative predictive value
positive predictive value
rapid plasma reagin
syphilis
Treponema pallidum hemagglutination assay
Venereal Disease Research Laboratory
Online Access:http://www.ajts.org/article.asp?issn=0973-6247;year=2018;volume=12;issue=2;spage=165;epage=168;aulast=Sachdev

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