Passive particle agglutination test for screening of Treponema pallidum antibodies in blood bank routine.

Authors
De Bleser, D Van Renterghem, L Vandekerckhove, B
Citation
D. De Bleser et al., Passive particle agglutination test for screening of Treponema pallidum antibodies in blood bank routine., ACT CLIN B, 53(5), 1998, pp. 319-321
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine
Journal title
ACTA CLINICA BELGICA
ISSN journal
00015512 → ACNP
Volume
53
Issue
5
Year of publication
1998
Pages
319 - 321
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-5512(199810)53:5<319:PPATFS>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
In most laboratories and blood banks, the TP.PA test has replaced the TPHA test for the screening of Treponema pallidum antibodies. In this study we s how that the 1:20 serum dilution should be used to discriminate between neg ative and positive samples instead of the recommended 1:40 dilution, thus i ncreasing sensitivity without a significant loss of specificity.