?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Cost+utility+analysis+of+diagnostic+method+of+syphilis&rft.creator=Wiwanitkit%2C+Viroj&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Presently%2C+the+diagnosis+of+syphilis+is+dependent+mainly+on+serological+tests.+The+most+widely+used+screening+tests+for+syphilis+are+the+VDRL+and+the+rapid+plasma+reagin+(RPR)+and+for+confirmation%2C+the+fluorescent+treponemal+antibody+(FTA)+and+the+treponema+pallidum+hemagglutination+(TPHA)+tests.+The+four+alternative+modes+for+diagnosis+of+syphilis+can+be+a)+VDRL+%2B+FTA%2C+b)+VDRL+%2B+TPHA%2C+c)+RPR+%2B+FTA+and+d)+RPR+%2B+TPHA.+Here+the+author+reports+an+evaluation+of+cost+utility+of+these+tests+in+medical+practice.+It+is+shown+that+the+cost+per+accurate+diagnosis+with+VDRL+%2B+TPH+is+the+least+expensive+choice.+Therefore%2C+this+alternative+is+the+best+method+for+serological+diagnosis+for+syphilis%2C+based+on+medical+laboratory+economics+principles.&rft.publisher=Dr.+B.S.+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr.+Srinivas&rft.date=2008-04-10&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6089%2F1%2F2008-1-8.pdf&rft.identifier=++Wiwanitkit%2C+Viroj++(2008)+Cost+utility+analysis+of+diagnostic+method+of+syphilis.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6089%2F