title: [Axial filament antigen enzyme immunoassay (AF-ELISA) in syphilis serology].
abstract: 179 sera from patients with various stages of syphilis were investigated in the axial filament enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (AF-ELISA), the Treponema pallidum haemagglutination assay (TPHA), the fluorescence treponemal antibody absorption (FTA-ABS) test and the cardiolipin micro precipitation test (CMT). For the control of specificity 30 problem sera from non Treponema pallidum infected patients with a high quantity of Treponema genus specific antibodies and 40 sera from people without syphilis were also investigated. The sensitivity of the AF-ELISA (98.3%) was comparable with the TPHA (99.4%) and the FTA-ABS-test (98.9%). It was a high unspecificity in the group of problem sera.
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Borkhardt
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Struy
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zugehör
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morenz
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Grabert
mesh_terms: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D013587:Syphilis / Q000276:immunology; D013588:Syphilis Serodiagnosis / Q000379:methods*; D014210:Treponema pallidum / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial
vernacular_title: Der Axialfilamentantigen-Enzymimmunassay (AF-ELISA) in der Syphilisserologie.