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ON THE IMPORTANCE OF MALARIA AS A CAUSE OF FALSE POSITIVE SEROLOGIC REACTIONS1

T. R. DAWBER, M.D.

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  • P. A. SURGEON,
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    Stapleton, S. I., N. Y.
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The evaluation of positive serologic tests for syphilis is a problem which every physician must face. A diagnosis of syphilis is a serious matter, and its implications may be far reaching. Failure to start treatment in a known syphilitic as early as possible may well be grounds for malpractice. Equally serious and sometimes disastrous is a diagnosis of syphilis in some one who does not have the disease. From a public health point of view this may not be of much concern since in the general population of healthy individuals diagnostic errors due to false positive serologic reactions occur in

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DAWBER TR. ON THE IMPORTANCE OF MALARIA AS A CAUSE OF FALSE POSITIVE SEROLOGIC REACTIONS1. Ann Intern Med. ;19:651–655. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-19-4-651

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Published: Ann Intern Med. 1943;19(4):651-655.

DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-19-4-651

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