Original Article

Sensitivity of Reiter Protein Complement Fixation and Standard Serologic Tests Comparison and Correlation with Clinical Findings in Syphilis

Authors: HARRY PARISER M.D.

Abstract

It has been shown that the complement test done with the Reiter protein has greater specificity than tests done with the antigens made from the beef heart. When a positive test has once been established in the course of a syphilitic infection, this test offers just about the same information in the follow-up in the subsequent course as do the standard tests.

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