Chapel T, Jeffries C D, Brown W J, Stewart J A
Br J Vener Dis. 1978 Oct;54(5):299-302. doi: 10.1136/sti.54.5.299.
Both the fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption (FTS-ABS) test and Venereal Disease Laboratory (VDRL) test for syphilis were performed routinely on 113 men with histories of genital ulcerations. The difference in negative VDRL and borderline FTS-ABS results between patients with and without herpes simplex virus in their genital ulcers and no evidence of previous or untreated syphilis was not statistically significant. Furthermore, use of the FTA-ABS test as a confirmatory rather than a screening test eliminates false-positive, borderline, or reactive results in patients with non-syphilitic ulcers.
对113名有生殖器溃疡病史的男性常规进行了梅毒的荧光密螺旋体抗体吸收试验（FTS - ABS）和性病研究实验室试验（VDRL）。在生殖器溃疡中有无单纯疱疹病毒且无既往或未治疗梅毒证据的患者之间，VDRL阴性和FTS - ABS临界结果的差异无统计学意义。此外，将FTA - ABS试验用作确证试验而非筛查试验，可消除非梅毒溃疡患者的假阳性、临界或反应性结果。
