| seroprevalence of syphilis in apparently healthy students from a tertiary institution in benin city, nigeria. | the seroprevalence of syphilis in students from a tertiary institution in benin city, nigeria was investigated. venous blood samples (5 ml) were collected from 214 apparently healthy students aged 19-38 years (118 males and 96 females) between february and october 2009 and the serostatus of syphilis determined qualitatively using the rapid plasma reagin test. seropositive sera were confirmed using the treponema pallidum hemagglutination test. the total seropositivity for syphilis was 15.4%, with ... | 2010 | 21099096 |