Specificity of the FTA-ABS and TPHA tests during pregnancy.
@article{ManikowskaLesiska1978SpecificityOT,
title={Specificity of the FTA-ABS and TPHA tests during pregnancy.},
author={W Manikowska-Lesińska and B Linda and W. Zajac},
journal={The British Journal of Venereal Diseases},
year={1978},
volume={54},
pages={295 - 298}
}In order to determine whether pregnancy influences the specificity of the fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption (FTA-ABS) and Treponema palidum haemagglutination assay (TPHA) tests, these tests, together with the quantitative fluorescent treponemal antibody (FTA) and Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) tests, were carried out simultaneously on 2000 pregnant women who attended for compulsory prenatal screening. In only one patient (0.05% of the total investigated) was a positive…
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