Refining a non-invasive prediction model for neurosyphilis diagnosis by using immunoassay to detect serum anti-TP0435 (TP17) and TP0574 (TP47) IgG antibodies: two-centre cross-sectional retrospective study in China.

Objectives: Invasive lumbar puncture is the conventional method for diagnosing neurosyphilis (NS). We investigated a non-invasive alternative method to detect serum Treponema pallidum-specific antibodies against highly immunogenic antigens TP0171 (TP15), TP0435 (TP17), and TP0574 (TP47) by using luciferase immunosorbent assay.

Methods: A total of 816 HIV-negative patients suspected of NS from the Beijing and Guangzhou cohorts were retrospectively selected and tested for serum anti-TP15, TP17, and TP47 IgG antibodies.

Evaluating the clinical utility of semi-quantitative luciferase immunosorbent assay using antigens in syphilis diagnosis and treatment monitoring.

To assess the clinical applicability of a semi-quantitative luciferase immunosorbent assay (LISA) for detecting antibodies against antigens TP0171 (TP15), TP0435 (TP17), and TP0574 (TP47) in diagnosing and monitoring syphilis. LISA for detection of anti-TP15, TP17, and TP47 antibodies were developed and evaluated for syphilis diagnosis using 261 serum samples (161 syphilis, 100 non-syphilis). Ninety serial serum samples from 6 syphilis rabbit models (3 treated, 3 untreated) and 110 paired serum samples from 55 syphilis patients were used to assess treatment effects by utilizing TRUST as a reference.

Identification and characterization of mixed infections of high-throughput sequencing.

Precise genotyping is necessary to understand epidemiology and clinical manifestations of infection with different genotypes. Next-generation high-throughput sequencing (NGHTS) has opened new frontiers in microbial genotyping, but has been clinically characterized in only a few settings. This study aimed to determine genotypes in particular mixed-genotype infections and their association with clinical manifestations and to characterize the sensitivity and accuracy of NGHTS.

Seroepidemiology of Infection in the General Population of Northern China: The Jidong Community Cohort Study.

A longitudinal serological study to investigate the seropositive frequency, incidence, and antibody dynamics of infection in the general population of China is urgently needed in order to optimize the strategies for surveillance and precise prevention of infection. This longitudinal study enrolled 744 subjects aged 18-65 years from Jidong Community of Northern China from 2014 to 2018. Seropositive frequency, incidence, and reinfection of were determined by detecting antibody against Pgp3 using "in-house" luciferase immunosorbent assay (LISA).

A point-of-care rapid HIV-1 test using an isothermal recombinase-aided amplification and CRISPR Cas12a-mediated detection.

Human immunodeficiency virus type one (HIV-1) infection is one of the major public health problems worldwide. Effective control of HIV-1 epidemic relies on early diagnosis of HIV-1 infection by using simple, rapid point-of-care test (POCT). An integrated assay was developed and evaluated in this study to combine a real-time isothermal reverse-transcription recombinase-aided amplification (rRT-RAA) and CRISPR Cas12a-mediated detection for HIV-1.