Syphilis Serology in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: Evidence for False-Negative Fluorescent Treponemal Testing
Erbelding E, Vlahov D, Nelson K, Rompalo A, Cohn S, Sanchez P, Quinn T, Brathwaite W, Thomas D. Syphilis Serology in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: Evidence for False-Negative Fluorescent Treponemal Testing. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1997, 176: 1397-1400. PMID: 9359747, DOI: 10.1086/517330.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFTA-ABS testHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionBFP reactionsVirus infectionRapid plasma reagin titerFluorescent treponemal antibody absorption testInjection drug usersAntibody absorption testPresence of antibodiesTreponema pallidum antigensFalse positive reactorsBFP reactorsSyphilis serologySerologic patternTreatment historyDrug usersMembrane antigenTreponemal testingAntigenNegative resultsSyphilisInfectionAntibodiesSerology