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2. Treponema pallidum particle agglutination assay - Wikipedia

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   Often a plastic test plate containing many small "wells" is used as the test dish so that many patients may be tested at the same time but their results can be kept separate from each other. Please note the image (Fig 1) of the wells on the test plate and the positive and negative test results look different. [1] For primary syphilis, TPPA has ...

3. Nontreponemal tests for syphilis - Wikipedia

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   Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-approved standard tests include the VDRL test (a slide test), the rapid plasma reagin (RPR) test (a card test), the unheated serum reagin (USR) test, and the toluidine red unheated serum test (TRUST). [2] These have mostly replaced the first nontreponemal test, the Wassermann test. [citation needed]

4. 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).

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

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   The FDA just approved the first at-home test to detect syphilis antibodies, which will make it easier for people to screen themselves for this sexually transmitted disease. The test from ...

6. FDA approves over-the-counter syphilis test amid ... - AOL

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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 ...

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

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   Developed by privately held NOWDiagnostics, the antibody test helps identify current or past infection and provides a result in about 15 minutes. However, the regulator added that the results from ...