PEDIATRICS Vol. 53 No. 6 June 1974, pp. 947-949
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Immunofluorescence of Tracheal Secretions in Neonatal Syphilis

Enrique G. Macias M.D.1, Jerry J. Eller M.D.1, Thomas W. Huber Ph.D.1, Gloria Abraham M.D.1, Harold W. Diserens M.D.1, and Stanley E. Crawford M.D.1

1 Departments of Pediatrics and Pathology, Sections of Infectious Diseases and Neonatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas

A case of congenital syphilis was diagnosed by aspiration of tracheobronchial secretions and immunofluorescent stain. The value of this microscopic technique for prompt diagnosis of neonatal infection is emphasized.