title: Neurosyphilis and ophthalmic syphilis in persons with negative rapid plasma reagin and positive treponemal antibody test results.
abstract: The detection of serodiscordant syphilis test results raises several important clinical and public health questions. Based on our retrospective review, the probability of neurosyphilis in persons with serodiscordant serologies is low. The probability of ophthalmic syphilis may be higher, but we lack objective measures for that diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: From the Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tuddenham
authors.forename: Christiana
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Obeng
authors.forename: Khalil G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Ghanem
mesh_terms: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D016508:Fluorescent Treponemal Antibody-Absorption Test; D006801:Humans; D009494:Neurosyphilis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014210:Treponema pallidum / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial