IgM tests for detecting Treponema pallidum infection in newborns: time to establish a reference comparator

J Clin Microbiol. 2024 Aug 14;62(8):e0055124. doi: 10.1128/jcm.00551-24. Epub 2024 Jul 11.
No abstract available

Keywords: IgM tests; congenital syphilis.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Bacterial* / blood
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin M* / blood
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Syphilis* / diagnosis
  • Syphilis* / microbiology
  • Syphilis, Congenital / diagnosis
  • Treponema pallidum* / genetics
  • Treponema pallidum* / immunology
  • Treponema pallidum* / isolation & purification

Substances

  • Immunoglobulin M
  • Antibodies, Bacterial