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The false-positive result frequencies were calculated based on testing algorithm criteria.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>False-positive result frequency for BioPlex was 0.61% (90\/14,707), significantly higher than 0.29% (50\/17,447) for RPR and 0.38% (55\/14,631) for Alinity (both P &amp;lt; .01). Patients with false-positive results were significantly older than patients with nonreactive results for RPR (median age: 36 vs 28, P &amp;lt; .001), but not for BioPlex or Alinity. For all 3 tests, the positive predictive values in pregnant women were lower than those in nonpregnant women or men. However, pregnant women did not exhibit a higher false-positive result frequency.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Although false-positive result frequencies were low overall for all 3 syphilis serology tests, there is a significant difference between different tests. 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