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Has Your Lab Changed Its Syphilis Testing Protocol?

For decades, syphilis testing meant first screening a patient with a nontreponemal test, such as the rapid plasma reagin (RPR) test, which identifies recent or untreated syphilis but can yield ...
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Association of Biologic False-Positive Reactions for Syphilis with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection

The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 165, No. 6 (Jun., 1992), pp. 1124-1126 (3 pages) The prevalence of biologic false-positive (BFP) reactions for syphilis (reactive rapid plasma reagin [RPR] ...
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Evaluation of RPR Card Test for Syphilis Screening in Field Investigations

After a 2-day training course at the Venereal Disease Research Laboratory, 28 nontechnical venereal disease investigators performed the rapid plasma reagin card test on more than 3,900 persons. The ...
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Your Good Health: If antibodies detected after syphilis treatment, get HIV test

Dear Dr. Roach: In October 2018 I was treated for syphilis, and had a VDRL titer of 1:128. A few months later, the titer was 1:8, but has stayed at 1:8 since then. Why hasn’t it gone down? Y.Y. VDRL ...
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Test All Pregnant Women for Syphilis Early, USPSTF Says

All pregnant women should undergo early screening for syphilis, according to an updated recommendation statement from the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). This newest guidance reaffirms the ...