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J Clin Microbiol. 1984 June; 19(6): 849-852

Evaluation of the hemagglutination treponemal test for syphilis.

N P Moyer, J D Hudson and W J Hausler Jr

ABSTRACT

The sensitivity and specificity of the hemagglutination treponemal test for syphilis (HATTS) was compared with the fluorescent treponemal antibody-absorption test (FTA-ABS) with 491 sera. Medical histories were obtained for 153 patients with seroreactivity in either treponemal test. Overall correlation with patient history was 96.7% for the FTA-ABS and 93.9% for the HATTS. False-negative HATTS occurred in primary, late-latent (greater than 2 years), and treated syphilis. The reproducibility of the HATTS and FTA-ABS is equivalent. HATTS is an acceptable treponemal confirmatory test for syphilis, but the FTA-ABS should be used to resolve diagnostic discrepancies.

J Clin Microbiol. 1984 June; 19(6): 849-852






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