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Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology, July 2001, p. 841-842, Vol. 8, No. 4
1071-412X/01/$04.00+0   DOI: 10.1128/CDLI.8.4.841-842.2001

Syphilis Fast Latex Agglutination Test, a Rapid Confirmatory Test

Martha B. Fears and Victoria Pope*

Division of AIDS, STD, and TB Laboratory Research, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia

Received 30 January 2001/Returned for modification 17 April 2001/Accepted 10 May 2001

Using 255 serum samples with various reactivities, we evaluated the Syphilis Fast latex agglutination test (Syphilis Fast) against the Treponema pallidum particle agglutination test (TP-PA) for confirming a diagnosis of syphilis. We found 98.8% agreement between the Syphilis Fast and the TP-PA. The Syphilis Fast, however, had a couple of advantages over the TP-PA: the test takes only 8 min to perform and produces results that are easy to read. It appears to be a good confirmatory test for syphilis, especially for point-of-care clinics such as prenatal or sexually transmitted disease clinics.


* Corresponding author. Mailing address: DASTLR/NCID/CDC, D-13, 1600 Clifton Rd., NE, Atlanta, GA 30333. Phone: (404) 639-3224. Fax: (404) 639-3976. E-mail: VPope{at}cdc.gov.


Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology, July 2001, p. 841-842, Vol. 8, No. 4
1071-412X/01/$04.00+0   DOI: 10.1128/CDLI.8.4.841-842.2001