DICKENMAN R C, KLEINHENZ R J
Calif Med. 1961 May;94(5):304-5.
Although syphilis is again becoming more prevalent, routine serologic testing for the disease is diminishing. A test such as the VDRL or similar test is useful for general screening. If the test is nonreactive, the probability of the patient having syphilis is minimal. If the screening test is positive, a positive reaction to a Reiter or TPI test indicates a high probability of syphilis. But a negative reaction to these tests is not full assurance of absence of disease.
虽然梅毒的发病率再度上升，但针对该疾病的常规血清学检测却在减少。像性病研究实验室玻片试验（VDRL）或类似检测这样的测试，对于一般筛查很有用。如果检测结果为阴性，患者感染梅毒的可能性极小。如果筛查检测呈阳性，对赖特氏反应或梅毒螺旋体 immobilization 试验（TPI）呈阳性反应表明感染梅毒的可能性很大。但这些检测呈阴性反应并不能完全保证没有感染该疾病。 （注：“TPI test”直译为“梅毒螺旋体 immobilization 试验”，immobilization 在这里不太好直接翻译，保留英文供参考更准确理解其专业含义）
