文章基本信息
- 标题：Sexually Transmitted Infections (syphilis) In Long Distance Truck Drivers
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- 作者：Aalia Hameed ; Mateen Izhar ; Nakhshab Choudhry 等
- 期刊名称：Esculapio
- 印刷版ISSN：2309-3080
- 电子版ISSN：2309-592X
- 出版年度：2013
- 卷号：9
- 期号：1
- 页码：4
- 出版社：Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Lahore
- 摘要：Objective:
To find out the frequency of sexually transmitted infections (Syphilis) in long distance truck drivers (LDTDs).
Material and Methods:This study was conducted in the department of Microbiology Shaikh Zayed Hospital Lahore on 199 long distance truck drivers. Presence of syphilis was detected by rapid plasma reagin and enzyme link immunosorbent assay for treponema pallidum syphilis.
Results:10.5% long distance truck drivers showed syphilis positive by enzyme link immunosorbent assay and 20.1% by rapid plasma reagin. Number of cases missed by rapid plasma regain were 03 (1.5%). Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of rapid plasma reagin compared with enzyme link immunosorbent assay were 85%, 87%,42% and 98% respectively.
Conclusion:Enzyme Link immunosorbent assay syphilis is more accurate for diagnosis of syphilis than rapid plasma reagin.
- 关键词：Enzyme link immunosorbent assay; rapid plasma regain; syphilis; long distance truck drivers.
