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| Year : 1963 | Volume
: 29
| Issue : 3 | Page : 97--104 |
Serological Tests For Syphilis
SS Narang, NC Bhargava, Seshagiri M Rao
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Correspondence Address:
S S Narang
The analysis of the results of 35145 Serological Tests for syphilis done in the Laboratory of the VD Training Centre, Safdarjang Hospital at New Delhi during 1958-61 was made bringing out the following findings: A sero-reactivity rate of 6.1 % to all tests and 7.2 % as partial reactors (reactive or doubtful in any) in the total sera have been observed. 22.8 % sera were reactive from the sera received from the VD Training Centre of the Safdarjang Hospital. A reactive rate of 8.5 % was observed among the patients referred from Hospitals in New Delhi. 5.5 % sera were found to be reactive from the people referred by CGHS Dispensaries. The ante-natal sero reactivity rate was 2.6 %. Of the three tests; VDRL is the most sensitive, Kahn is the least sensitive and Meinicke in between the two.
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