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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. 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.

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. 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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   Last week, the FDA approved the first at-home, over-the-counter test to detect syphilis in human blood. Completed in 15 minutes, the "First To Know Syphilis Test" works with a pinprick of blood.

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

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   (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday granted marketing authorization to the first at-home, over-the-counter test to detect syphilis antibodies in human blood in a move that ...