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Revista Cubana de Medicina General Integral
On-line version ISSN 1561-3038
Abstract
LARRONDO MUGUERCIA, Rubén José; GONZALEZ ANGULO, Aymée Rosa; HERNANDEZ GARCIA, Luis Manuel and LARRONDO LAMADRID, Rubén P. La técnica serológica del VDRL: Indicaciones y manejo en la atención primaria. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 1999, vol.15, n.5, pp. 570-573. ISSN 1561-3038.
The general characteristics of the VDRL technique (syphilis serology) are explained and its indications at the primary health care level are stressed. Answers are given to questions about the positivity or negativity of the test. It is defined the conduct to be followed when the primary care doctor sees a patient with reactive VDRL.
Keywords : SYPHILIS SERODIAGNOSIS [methods]; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY.