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2. US FDA approves first at-home syphilis test - AOL

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   US FDA approves first at-home syphilis test. August 16, 2024 at 11:12 AM (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday granted marketing authorization to the first at-home, over-the ...

3. 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.

4. 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).

5. FDA approves over-the-counter syphilis test amid national and ...

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   Aug. 20—Amid a local and national surge of syphilis, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration this month approved an over-the-counter test for the sexually transmitted infection. While some may ...

6. Nontreponemal tests for syphilis - Wikipedia

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   This reaction is the foundation of “nontreponemal” assays such as the VDRL (Venereal Disease Research Laboratory) test and Rapid Plasma Reagin (RPR) test. Both these test are flocculation type tests that use an antigen-antibody interaction. The complexes remain suspended in solution and therefore visible due to the lipid based antigens. [3] [4]

7. 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.