Immunohistochemistry and RT-PCR as ancillary tools in the diagnosis of acquired oral syphilis.
Maria Eduarda Zeraik BarretoCiro Dantas SoaresMaíra Medeiros Pacheco de AndradeAlexandre de Oliveira SalesFlávia Sirotheau Correa PontesLucas Guimarães AbreuJefferson da Rocha TenórioJosé Alcides Almeida de ArrudaBruno Augusto Benevenuto de AndradePublished in: Oral diseases (2024)
This study represents the first attempt to evaluate the proposed direct detection algorithm for AOS. IHC and RT-PCR serve as ancillary tools for detecting T. pallidum in both primary and secondary stages of AOS.