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  2. Premarital medical examination - Wikipedia

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    A poster encouraging premarital syphilis blood tests, created shortly before New York state began mandating premarital testing in July 1938. [ 8 ] A wave of more effective laws requiring blood tests for both partners were passed by state legislatures between 1935 and 1950, beginning with Connecticut's "premarital examination law", which served ...

  3. Fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption test - Wikipedia

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    The fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption (FTA-ABS) test is a diagnostic test for syphilis.Using antibodies specific for the Treponema pallidum species, such tests would be assumed to be more specific than non-treponemal testing such as VDRL but have been shown repeatedly to be sensitive but not specific for the diagnosis of neurosyphilis in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).

  4. Wassermann test - Wikipedia

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    The Wassermann test or Wassermann reaction (WR) [1] is an antibody test for syphilis, named after the bacteriologist August Paul von Wassermann, based on complement fixation. It was the first blood test for syphilis and the first in the nontreponemal test (NTT) category. Newer NTTs, such as the RPR and VDRL tests, have mostly replaced it.

  5. Rapid plasma reagin - Wikipedia

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    The rapid plasma reagin test (RPR test or RPR titer) is a type of rapid diagnostic test that looks for non-specific antibodies in the blood of the patient that may indicate an infection by syphilis or related non-venereal treponematoses. It is one of several nontreponemal tests for syphilis (along with the Wassermann test and the VDRL test).

  6. Syphilis cases are on the rise. The FDA just approved a ... - AOL

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    Syphilis is typically spread through direct contact with a syphilis sore, known as a chancre, during vaginal, anal or oral sex. It can also be passed from a pregnant person to a child during birth.

  7. Newborn syphilis cases hit highest level in 30 years - AOL

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    With nearly a 32% rise in newborn syphilis cases from last year to now, the CDC is raising alarm bells about testing and treatment. Newborn syphilis cases hit highest level in 30 years Skip to ...

  8. As syphilis cases among US newborns soar, doctors group ... - AOL

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    With syphilis cases in U.S. newborns skyrocketing, a doctors group now recommends that all pregnant patients be screened three times for the sexually transmitted infection. The American College of ...

  9. Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test - Wikipedia

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    The Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test (VDRL) is a blood test for syphilis and related non-venereal treponematoses that was developed by the eponymous US laboratory. The VDRL test is used to screen for syphilis (it has high sensitivity ), whereas other, more specific tests are used to diagnose the disease.