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A comparison was made between the complement fixation test using a protein fraction derived fromTreponema pallidum (Reiter strain) as an antigen and theTreponema pallidum immobilization test. As appears from the results obtained with 116 syphilitic and 137 presumably non-syphilitic sera the complement fixation test with protein antigen showed an excellent sensitivity together with a satisfactory specificity.
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De Bruijn, J.H. The application of a protein fraction derived fromTreponema Pallidum (reiter strain) as an antigen in the serodiagnosis of syphilis. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 23, 201–206 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02545871
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