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  2. 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).

  3. Nontreponemal tests for syphilis - Wikipedia

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    Nontreponemal tests are screening tests, very rapid and relatively simple, but need to be confirmed by treponemal tests. [1] 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 ...

  4. List of medical abbreviations: R - Wikipedia

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    RPR: rapid plasma reagin test RR: respiratory rate blood pressure measured with a specific sphygmomanometer relative risk RRMS relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: RRP: Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis: RRR: regular rate and rhythm (see pulse) RRT Renal replacement therapy: r/r/w: rales, rhonchi, wheezes (lung sounds) RS cell: Reed ...

  5. Seroconversion - Wikipedia

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    The general stages of seroconversion for hepatitis B, where the line of detectability indicates seropositivity. In immunology, seroconversion is the development of specific antibodies in the blood serum as a result of infection or immunization, including vaccination.

  6. 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.

  7. Man accused of duping churchgoers into investing in video ...

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    A Southern California business owner convinced victims to invest in his companies, claiming he could detect Covid-19 based on video, and then made lavish purchases, prosecutors said.

  8. Treponema pallidum particle agglutination assay - Wikipedia

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    In the test, gelatin particles are sensitized with T. pallidum antigen. Patient serum is mixed with the reagent containing the sensitized gelatin particles. The particles aggregate to form clumps when the patient serum is positive for syphilis. In other words, the patient's serum contains antibodies to T. pallidum. A negative test shows no ...

  9. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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    The last image we have of Patrick Cagey is of his first moments as a free man. He has just walked out of a 30-day drug treatment center in Georgetown, Kentucky, dressed in gym clothes and carrying a Nike duffel bag.