Analysis on results of treponema pallidum antibody detection among 50 011 inpatients / 国际检验医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To analyze the results of anti‐Treponema pallidum antibody (anti‐TP) in the inpatients to provide the ba‐sis for the prevention and control of syphilis .Methods The results of anti‐TP test among 50 011 patients in our hospital from Jan . 2013 to Nov .2015 were retrospectively analyzed .Results Of 50 011 detected inpatients ,1 360 cases were anti‐TP positive with the total anti‐TP positive rate of 2 .72% ,in which the male positive rate was 3 .22% (719 cases)and the female positive rate was 2 .32%(641 cases) ,the difference was statistically significant (P< 0 .05) .The neonates ,populations aged ≥80 years old and 40 - < 60 years had higher anti‐TP positive rate ,which were 3 .67% ,3 .62% and 3 .24% respectively .The inpatients with anti‐TP positive were mainly concentrated in the surgical departments ,totally 916 cases(67 .35% ) ,in which the general surgery department had the highest anti‐TP positive detection rate(20 .51% ) ,while 444 cases(32 .65% ) of anti‐TP positive were in the non‐surgical depart‐ments .Among the inpatients with anti‐TP positive ,520 cases(38 .24% ) had the positive titer in the serum TRUST .Conclusion Syphilis infection situation is serious ,the routine anti‐TP detection in inpatients has an important significance for preventing nosoco‐mial infection and reducing the medical dispute .