简介：Objective:ToexploretherelationshipbetweenquantitativeTreponemapallidumDNA(TP-DNA)PCRtestingandtheToludineRedUnheatedSerumTest(TRUST)inpatientswithsyphilisbeforeandaftertreatment,andevaluatetheclinicalvalueofquantitativeTP-DNAtestinginthediagnosisandtreatmentevaluationofsyphilis.Methods:29patientswithprimary(12cases)orsecondary(17cases)syphilis,whometthecriteriasetforthisstudywererecruitedassubjects.Allpatientsweretreatedwith2.4millionunitsbenzathinepenicillinIMweeklyfor3weeks.QuantitativetestsofTP-DNAinthepatients'plasmawereperformedusingFQ-PCRbeforeandafterthetreatment.SerologictestsincludingTRUSTandTPPAwerealsoperformed.Results:Beforethetreatment,9outof12primarysyphilispatients(75%)andallsecondarysyphilispatients(17/17)testedpositiveforTreponemapallidum(TP)byTP-DNAtesting.TheaveragequantitativetestvaluesofTP-DNAinprimaryandsecondarysyphilispatientswere(3.38±2.34)×10^4and(5.73±1.33)×10^6copies/ml,respectively.Afterthreemonthsoftreatment,1ofthe9primaryand5outof17secondarysyphilispatientswerepositiveuponTP-DNAtesting,respectively.TheaveragequantitiesofTP-DNAwere2.01×10^2copies/mlinprimaryand5.87×10^2copies/mlinsecondarysyphilispatientswithpositiveTRUSTandTP-DNAtests,and3.09×10^2copies/mlforthosewithnegativeTRUST,respectively.Afterninemonthsoftreatment,alltheprimaryandsecondarysyphilispatientswerenegativeuponTP-DNAtesting,whileallprimaryand14of17(82.35%)secondarysyphilispatientsshowednegativeTRUSTresults.Conclusion:ThattheresultsofTP-DNAtestsarenotconsistentwiththoseofTRUSTbeforeandaftertreatmentindicatesthatquantitativeTP-DNAtestingmayhavevaluableclinicalsignificanceintheearlydiagnosisandevaluationoftreatmentregimensforsyphilis.