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2. 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.

3. Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test - Wikipedia

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   The MHA-TP is used to confirm a syphilis infection after another method tests positive for the syphilis bacteria. The MHA-TP test detects antibodies to the bacteria that cause syphilis and can be used to detect syphilis in all stages, except during the first 3 to 4 weeks. This test is not done on spinal fluid.

4. Syphilis - Wikipedia

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   Syphilis (/ ˈ s ɪ f ə l ɪ s /) is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. [1] The signs and symptoms depend on the stage it presents: primary, secondary, latent or tertiary.

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

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   August 16, 2024 at 11:12 AM ... over-the-counter test to detect syphilis antibodies in human blood in a move that could help boost screening rates for the sexually transmitted disease. ...

6. With cases rising, FDA authorizes first over-the-counter home ...

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   The new test received FDA authorization after the company submitted data from clinical trials showing that the First To Know Syphilis Test identified a positive specimen 93.4% of the time.

7. 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.