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work_ttxc5xesv5hsbfprsbfbmfkjki	I. Muller	Is Serological Testing a Reliable Tool in Laboratory Diagnosis of Syphilis? Meta-Analysis of Eight External Quality Control Surveys Performed by the German Infection Serology Proficiency Testing Program	2006	7	.pdf	application/pdf	6370	950	65	Meta-Analysis of Eight External Quality Control Surveys Performed by the German Infection Serology Proficiency Testing Program Iris Müller, Volker Brade, Hans-Jochen Hagedorn, Erich Straube, Christoph Schörner, Central Laboratory of the Bacteriologic Infection Serology Study Group of Germany (BISSGG), Institute of Medical Microbiology, The accuracy of diagnostic tests is critical for successful control of epidemic outbreaks of syphilis. Research Laboratory (VDRL) testing (mean accuracy, 89.6% [qualitative], 71.1% [quantitative]), the fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption test (FTA-ABS) (mean accuracy, 88% [qualitative], 65.8% [quantitative]), and immunoblot assays (mean qualitative accuracy, 87.3%). the mean percentage of false-positive results was 4.1% in the VDRL test, 5.4% in the IgM ELISA, 0.7% in the that their microbiological commentary and qualitative and quantitative test results for both samples determined with established assay systems met the abovelisted criteria (12, 13). Analysis of median antibody titers calculated from the VDRL and FTA-ABS IgM test results of reference laboratories in	./cache/work_ttxc5xesv5hsbfprsbfbmfkjki.pdf	./txt/work_ttxc5xesv5hsbfprsbfbmfkjki.txt