The rapid plasma reagin (RPR) test is a type of blood test. Doctors use the RPR test to look for specific antibodies that will be present in the blood if a person’s immune system is currently fighting ...

EXTENSIVE research in the serology of syphilis during the last decade has resulted in the development of a multiplicity of tests, many of which have had limited practical use. Physicians have scarcely ...

Higher rapid plasma reagin, or RPR, titers at diagnosis and a diagnosis made in more recent years are associated with serological treatment response in patients living with HIV who are diagnosed with ...

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] ...

Syphilis causes 30–50% of stillbirths in Africa and kills more than 1-million babies each year worldwide. The biology and pathogenesis of T. pallidum and the clinical manifestations of primary, ...

Cornelis A. Rietmeijer, More Mungati, Peter H. Kilmarx, Beth Tippett Barr, Elizabeth Gonese, Ranmini S. Kularatne, David A. Lewis, Jeffrey D. Klausner, Luanne Rodgers ...

THE evaluation of the specificity of the various tests for the serologic diagnosis of syphilis has gone through two phases. At one time both the complement-fixation and flocculation tests were ...

Several conditions can cause a false-positive syphilis test result. However, healthcare professionals often use two different tests to diagnose a person with syphilis. Syphilis is a sexually ...

The RaPET ® range of immunoassay kits from Stanbio Chemistry includes tests for C-reactive protein, Rheumatoid Factor, and Syphilis. RaPET ® (Rapid Particle Enhanced Technology) routine latex ...

Findings showed 76% of participants in the single-dose group had a serologic response to treatment compared with 70% of those who received the 3-dose regimen. A single injection of benzathine ...