Syphilis

Mindel, Adrian; Estcourt, Claudia

doi:10.1016/b978-012663330-6/50018-8

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“…Many feel the commercial availability of these tests is a significant advance for patient care and for public health eVorts to control the spread of genital herpes. [3][4][5][6][7][8] HSV type specific antibody testing may be considered in a variety of clinical settings (table 1). Such tests can supplement culture or antigen detection methods to diagnose patients with lesions.…”

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Sorting out the new HSV type specific antibody tests

Ashley¹

2001

Sexually Transmitted Infections

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This review will delineate performance characteristics and limitations, as far as they are known, of the new glycoprotein G based, type specific HSV serologies. Several of these tests have been FDA approved in the United States for use in adults. With the departure of Gull/Meridian from the HSV serology market, it is important for clinicians to understand the sources and claims of the remaining type specific tests. Moreover, inaccurate tests using crude antigen preparations remain on the market. These tests are identified based on product insert information provided by company representatives. (Sex Transm Inf 2001;77:232-237)

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