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. 2020 Oct 7;15(10):e0238617. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238617

Table 1. Diagnostic criteria for neurosyphilis.

US CDC 2014 Diagnostic Criteria for NS US CDC 2018 Diagnostic Criteria for NS
Definite NS Serum TPPA positive Serum TPPA positive
CSF VDRL positive Serum reactive RPR
CSF VDRL positive
Probable NS Serum reactive RPR
Serum TPPA positive Serum TPPA positive
CSF WCC > 5 cell/microL CSF WCC > 5 cell/microL
or or
CSF protein > 0.5 mg/L CSF protein > 0.5 mg/L