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. 2014 Dec 31;4(12):e005664. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005664

TableĀ 2 .

RPR results that were discrepant with the treponemal test for diagnosis of syphilis

Case No Age/sex RPR card test Automated RPR (RPR unit) TPPA Clinical diagnosis
1 28/F 1+ Negative Negative Atopic dermatitis, antiphospholipid syndrome
2 50/F 1+ Negative Negative Bronchiectasis, secondary pulmonary hypertension
3 22/M Negative 2.2 Negative Behcet's disease
4 33/M Negative 1.1 Negative Chlamydia, Herpes penis

RPR, rapid plasma reagin; TPPA, Treponema pallidum particle agglutination.