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Biological false‐positive venereal disease research laboratory test in cerebrospinal fluid in the diagnosis of neurosyphilis – a case‐control study

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There is no clear consensus on the diagnosis of neurosyphilis. The Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) test from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) has traditionally been considered the gold standard for diagnosing… Click to show full abstract

There is no clear consensus on the diagnosis of neurosyphilis. The Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) test from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) has traditionally been considered the gold standard for diagnosing neurosyphilis but is widely known to be insensitive.

Keywords: disease research; venereal disease; research laboratory; diagnosis neurosyphilis; test cerebrospinal; cerebrospinal fluid

Journal Title: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
Year Published: 2018

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