Screening for syphilis and neurosyphilis in acute psychiatric admissions
| dc.contributor.author | Roberts, M. C. | en_ZA |
| dc.contributor.author | Emsley, R. A. | en_ZA |
| dc.contributor.author | Jordaan, G. P. | en_ZA |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-03-18T14:57:16Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-03-18T14:57:16Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1992 | |
| dc.description | CITATION: Roberts, M. C., Emsley, R. A. & G. P. Jordaan. 1992. Screening for syphilis and neurosyphilis in acute psychiatric admissions. South African Medical Journal, 82:16-18. | |
| dc.description | The original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.za | |
| dc.description.abstract | The value of blood screening for syphilis and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) screening for neurosyphilis in acute psychiatric admissions is assessed. Of 1296 patients, 248 (19%) had evidence of previous or current syphilis as shown by a positive Treponema pallidum haemagglutination test, and 68 (5,2%) had potentially treatable syphilis as shown by a positive Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) titre. CSF examination was performed on 169 patients with a positive blood test. Seventeen (i.e. 1,3% of all patients included in the study) met our criteria for neurosyphilis. The best predictor for neurosyphilis was the presence of a reactive serum VDRL. However, it is recommended that all patients with a positive blood test and symptoms that could possibly be ascribed to neurosyphilis undergo CSF examination. | |
| dc.description.version | Publisher’s version | |
| dc.format.extent | 3 pages | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2078-5135 (online) | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0256-9574 (print) | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/7298 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Health & Medical Publishing Group | |
| dc.rights.holder | South African Medical Journal | |
| dc.subject | Syphilis | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Psychotherapy patients | en_ZA |
| dc.title | Screening for syphilis and neurosyphilis in acute psychiatric admissions | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Article |
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