Table 4 Numbers and methods of treponemal tests additionally performed with nontreponemal tests for follow-up in 2018
From: Outcomes of infants born to pregnant women with syphilis: a nationwide study in Korea
At birth N = 60 | 1st follow-up N = 11 | 2nd follow-up N = 5 | 3rd follow-up N = 1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of tests | 1 | 38 (63 %) | 5 (45 %) | 3 (60 %) | 0 (0 %) |
2 | 15 (25 %) | 4 (36 %) | 1 (20 %) | 1 (100 %) | |
3 | 7 (12 %) | 1 (9 %) | 1 (20 %) | 0 (0 %) | |
4 | 0 (0 %) | 1 (9 %) | 0 (0 %) | 0 (0 %) | |
Test method | TPPA | 20 (33 %) | 8 (73 %) | 3 (60 %) | 0 (0 %) |
EIA | 20 (33 %) | 5 (45 %) | 4 (80 %) | 1 (100 %) | |
FTA-ABS | 48 (80 %) | 6 (55 %) | 1 (20 %) | 1 (100 %) | |
PCR | 1 (2 %) | 0 (0 %) | 3 (60 %) | 0 (0 %) | |