title: A new reflex testing algorithm for syphilis screening.
abstract: The laboratory diagnosis of syphilis is made possible through using a combination of non-treponemal and treponemal tests. The use of only one type of test when positive, without a confirmatory test being performed, is not sufficient for diagnosis because of false-positive results due to different medical conditions. All test results must be interpreted carefully, together with the patient's clinical history and symptoms, to arrive at a clinical diagnosis of syphilis.
authors: Methodist and Children's Hospitals, Omaha, NE, USA.
authors: Nancy
authors: N
authors: Cornish
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D013587:Syphilis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013588:Syphilis Serodiagnosis / Q000379:methods*; D014208:Treponema / Q000302:isolation & purification