PEDIATRICS Vol. 40 No. 3 September 1967, pp. 440-443
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PEDIATRIC USE OF THE RAPID PLASMA REAGIN (CIRCLE) CARD TEST

John C. Herweg M.D.1, F. Donald Hoffmann M.D.1, and Charles A. Reed A.B.1

1 Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, and the St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri

In the United States, in 1966, 370 infants under 1 year of age were reported as having congenital syphilis. This is a twofold increase since 1957. Despite this fact, routine serologic testing for syphilis is not done on most infants and children hospitalized in the United States. For use in those institutions where routine serologic testing for syphilis is felt to be desirable, the Rapid Plasma Reagin (Circle) Card Test has been found to be a simple, practical, and inexpensive screening method.

Submitted on March 21, 1967
Accepted on May 6, 1967




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