New Directions In STD Treatment - University of Hawaii
New Directions In STD Treatment - University of Hawaii
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LGV Proctocolitis:<br />
Serologic Diagnosis<br />
� Microimmun<strong>of</strong>luorescence (MIF)<br />
� species-specific test<br />
� titer ≥ 1:256 is suggestive (arbitrary cut point)<br />
� Complement Fixation (CF)<br />
� genus-specific<br />
� positive 2 weeks after infection<br />
� titer ≥ 1:64 suggestive <strong>of</strong> LGV<br />
� high background rate <strong>of</strong> low titer reactors