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Samples originated from 1710 and 113 patients in the United States and South America, respectively. Results were also compared for VITROS vs the Roche Elecsys\u00ae Syphilis immunoassay alone.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Positive percentage agreement was \u226598.81% for VITROS and the comparator composite results within and across populations, with a 95% Wilson Score confidence interval of 98.01%\u201399.94% across the entire intended use population. Negative agreement was \u226590.63%, with 95% Wilson Score confidence interval of 96.93%\u201398.67% for the entire population. Method comparison between VITROS and Elecsys assays found 99.09% total agreement and a Cohen\u2019s kappa coefficient of 0.97. In separate analyses, nonreactivity was observed for VITROS in 197 of 201 (98%) apparently healthy individuals, and positive reactivity was observed in 151\/151 (100%) serum samples preselected from patients with medically diagnosed syphilis, indicating high clinical sensitivity of the VITROS Syphilis assay. In addition, specimens preselected as serologically positive showed 100% reactivity with VITROS.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These findings support strong clinical performance of the VITROS Syphilis assay for aiding in diagnosis of syphilis, and excellent concordance with the well-established Elecsys Syphilis test.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/jalm\/jfag005","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,13]],"date-time":"2026-01-13T12:27:53Z","timestamp":1768307273000},"page":"579-591","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Clinical Evaluation of a Syphilis Treponemal Immunoassay for Use in United States Patient Populations"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"11","author":[{"given":"Rebecca A","family":"Lillis","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medicine, Louisiana State 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