[Syphilis detection using ELISA and VDRL tests on blood donors at the blood center of Guarapuava, State of Paraná].
The aim of this study was to evaluate the syphilis seroprevalence among 5,752 blood donors who were attended at the blood center of Guarapuava, State of Paraná, in 2006. The seropositivity rates were 2.1% for enzyme Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay and 0.2% for Veneral Disease Research Laboratory, thus showing low prevalence of syphilis among the individuals who came to this blood bank.
Departamento de Farmácia, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste, Guarapuava, PR.
Viviane Matoso de
VM
Oliveira
Izabel Cristina
IC
Verdasca
Marta Chagas
MC
Monteiro
D000328:Adult; D001782:Blood Donors; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002308:Cardiolipins / Q000097:blood*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines / Q000097:blood*; D015995:Prevalence; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D013587:Syphilis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D013588:Syphilis Serodiagnosis / Q000379:methods
D002308:Cardiolipins; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; C054448:VDRL antigen; D002784:Cholesterol
Detecção de sífilis por ensaios de ELISA e VDRL em doadores de sangue do Hemonúcleo de Guarapuava, Estado do Paraná