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Table 1 Syphilis serology test of serum and CSF in HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients

From: Clinical and laboratory characteristics of ocular syphilis: a new face in the era of HIV co-infection

 

Age/gender/race

HIV

Serology

CSF Pa; Cb

CD4c

HIV-1 viral loadd

Last RPR

1

40/M/B

+

RPR+ (1:64); FTA-ABS+

NR

P:30; W:21

535

24,561

NR (5 years)

2

43/M/H

+

RPR+ (1:1024); FTA-ABS+

FTA-ABS+

P:46; W:4

137

>5,000,000

1:64 (15 months)

3

20/M/H

+

RPR+ (1:2048); FTA-ABS+

FTA-ABS+

P:97; W:189

376

189,089

1:16 (10 months)

4

28/M/W

+

RPR+ (1:16,384); FTA-ABS+

VDRL+

P:36; W:7

127

496,559

1:16 (1 year)

5

27/M/H

+

RPR+ (1:512); FTA-ABS+

VDRL+

P:79; W:18

134

NA

NA

6

48/M/W

+

RPR+ (1:64); FTA-ABS+

FTA-ABS+

P:43; W:37

124

224,685

NA

7

49/M/H

+

RPR+ (1:64); FTA-ABS+

NR

P:25; W:3

NA

NA

1:8 (4 months)

8

25/M/B

+

RPR+ (1:1024); FTA-ABS+

NR

P:20; W:0

134

NA

NA

9

46/M/H

+

RPR+ (1:1024); FTA-ABS+

FTA-ABS+

P:23; W:1

371

117,779

1:64 (1 month)

10

50/M/H

+

RPR+ (1:256); FTA-ABS+

NA

NA

201

NA

NA

11

59/M/H

RPR+ (1:2); FTA-ABS+

NR

P:543; W:2

  

1:2 (1 month)

12

63/M/H

RPR+ (1:2); FTA-ABS+

NR

P:63; W:1

  

NA

13

51/M/B

RPR+ (1:2); FTA-ABS+

NR

P:48; W:0

  

NA

14

52/M/H

RPR+ (1:2); FTA-ABS+

NR

P:50; W:3

  

NR

15

58/M/B

RPR+ (1:8); FTA-ABS+

NR

P:20; W:1

  

1:8 (6 months)

16

55/M/O

RPR+ (1:2048); FTA-ABS+

VDRL+

P:86; W:6

  

1:128 (1 year)

  1. B black, W white, H Hispanic, M male, RPR rapid plasma reagin, FTA-ABS fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption, NR non-reactive, NA not available
  2. aCSF protein mg/dl
  3. bCSF WBC count cell/ml
  4. ccell/ml
  5. dcopies/ml