TABLE 3.
Comparison of MHA-TP and wclWB reactivities in sera obtained from patients with different stages of syphilis
| Syphilis stage of specimen source | No. (%) of specimens showing the following MHA-TP and wclWB results, respectively:
|
% Agreement | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + and + | − and − | + and − | − and + | ||
| Primarya (n = 10) | 2 (20) | 6 (60) | 1 (10) | 1 (10) | 80 |
| Primaryb (n = 64) | 47 (73.4) | 7 (10.9) | 2 (3.1) | 8 (12.5) | 84.4 |
| Secondary (n = 48) | 46 (95.8) | 1 (2.1) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.1) | 97.9 |
| Latent (n = 74) | 67 (90.5) | 4 (5.4) | 2 (2.7) | 1 (1.4) | 95.9 |
| Late (n = 4) | 4 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 100 |
a
Duration of genital ulcer was less than 3 weeks.
b
Duration of genital ulcer was more than 3 weeks.