Hepatitis C virus infection and biological false-positive syphilis test: a single-center experience

• Published in: Hepatobiliary & pancreatic diseases international Vol. 10; no. 4; p. 399
• Main Authors: Zhu, Wei-Fang, Lei, Shui-Ying, Li, Lan-Juan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore 01.08.2011
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Case-Control Studies; Chi-Square Distribution; China; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; Eosinophils - immunology; False Positive Reactions; Female; Hemagglutination Tests; Hepatitis C - diagnosis; Hepatitis C - immunology; Hepatitis C Antibodies - blood; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Predictive Value of Tests; Syphilis - diagnosis; Syphilis - immunology; Syphilis - microbiology; Syphilis Serodiagnosis; Treponema pallidum - immunology; Young Adult; China

Rapid plasma regain positive and/or treponema pallidum hemagglutination negative [RPR(+)/TPHA(-)] results were designated as biologic false-positive (BFP). There are limited data about BFP reactions against syphilis in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. This study aimed to determine th...