Clinical prediction and diagnosis of neurosyphilis in HIV-negative patients: a case-control study

BMC Infectious Diseases

Table 3 Predictors of neurosyphilis according to multivariable logistic regression

Variable	Coefficient	Adjusted OR^a	95% CI	p value
Neurological symptoms	4.082	59.281	5.215–662.910	0.001
CSF TPPA titer	0.004	1.004	1.002–1.006	< 0.001
CSF protein	0.005	1.005	1.000–1.009	0.041
CSF WBC	0.113	1.120	1.017–1.233	0.021

OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, CSF Cerebrospinal fluid, TPPA Treponema pallidum particle agglutination, WBC White blood cell
^aOdds ratios were adjusted for age and gender

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