The Rapid Plasma Reagin Test Cannot Replace the Venereal Disease Research Laboratory Test for Neurosyphilis Diagnosis
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Comparison of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) toluidine red unheated serum test and the CSF rapid plasma reagin test with the CSF venereal disease research laboratory test for diagnosis of neurosyphilis among HIV-negative syphilis patients in China.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0148-5717
DOI: 10.1097/olq.0b013e31824b1cde