Expert committee on venereal infections and treponematoses; Subcommittee on Serology and Laboratory Aspects, third report: WHO TRS N°79

Report of a WHO expert committee

Overview

The third session of the subcommittee on serology and laboratory aspects was held in Copenhagen, from 31 August to 5 September 1953.

  • Introduction
  • Development and perspectives
  • Cardiolipin antigen
  • Use of freeze-dried sera in the serology of syphilis
  • National and international serodiagnostic laboratory activities
  • Recommended diagnostic methods
  • International Serodiagnostic Laboratory Conference
  • Studies on treponemata and treponematoses
  • Work of WHO field teams
  • Terminology
  • Relations with other bodies
  • Annexes






Editors
WHO
Number of pages
52
Reference numbers
ISBN: 92 4 120079 0
WHO Reference Number: WHO TRS N°79
Copyright
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