Role of IgM testing in the diagnosis and post-treatment follow-up of syphilis: a prospective cohort study.

BMJ Open · 2020 · PMC7507855 · PMID 32958482

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Although initial infections were more often symptomatic 34/48 (71%) compared with the repeat infections 39/72 (54%), this difference did not reach statistical significance (p=0.09). 5 IgM test results The IgM testing was performed on 339, 343 and 150 sera by the EU, MI EIAs and LIA, respectively.

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