Ageing and false positive reactions for syphilis.
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Ageing and false positive reactions for syphilis.
Biological false positive reactors for syphilis (BFP) are defined as those patients having reagin demonstrated by positive serological tests for syphilis and non-reactive treponemal antibody tests. Acute biological false-positive reactions (ABFP) terminate in 1 to 6 months. Patients in whom reagin persists longer than 6 months are considered to have chronic reactions (CBFP). Harvey (1962) stres...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sexually Transmitted Infections
سال: 1966
ISSN: 1368-4973
DOI: 10.1136/sti.42.1.40