Aug 21, 2024 · Treponemal tests — Treponemal tests have historically been more complex and expensive to perform than nontreponemal tests. Thus, they have traditionally been used as …

Jan 16, 2024 · Persons with a positive treponemal screening test should have a standard quantitative nontreponemal test with titer performed reflexively by the laboratory to guide …

Treponemal antibody by chemiluminescent immunoassay with reflex of positive specimens to RPR. If RPR is positive, RPR titer will be performed. If RPR is negative, a second treponemal …

Two categories of serologic tests are used to diagnose syphilis: treponemal and nontreponemal tests. It's recommended that one of two testing algorithms be used: the traditional algorithm or …

Treponemal tests, also called confirmatory tests (FTA, TP-PA, EIA), detect antibodies specific to syphilis. Treponemal antibodies will appear earlier after acute infection than non-treponemal …

Treponemal immunoassays are increasingly used for syphilis screening with the reverse sequence algorithm. There are little data describing performance of treponemal …

The TPPA test, formally known as the Treponema pallidum particle agglutination test, is a specialized blood test used to diagnose syphilis—a sexually transmitted infection caused by …

In the past decade, laboratories throughout California have increasingly employed automated treponemal enzyme immunoassays (EIA) or chemiluminescence assays (CIA) as the initial …

Nontreponemal tests are used in conjunction with other tests to diagnose syphilis. They are also used in syphilis treatment to actively follow a patient’s response to medication. Confirmatory …

ongly suggests re-infection. The specific treponemal screen assay is a total antibody (IgM+IgG) assay against recombi. ant antigens of T. pallidum. They appear 2–3 weeks post infection …