There are a number of treponemal-specific tests such as the fluorescent treponemal antibody-absorption (FTA-ABS) test, T. ... "flocculation".[citation needed] The rapid plasma reagin (RPR) test uses the same antigen as the VDRL, but in that test, it has ... Many other medical conditions can produce false positive results, including some viruses (mononucleosis, hepatitis), drugs, ... are more specific for syphilis than non-treponemal tests and in the presence of a positive test, more likely indicate active ...

False-positive RPR test results are identified by excluding syphilis with a nonreactive treponemal test. Biological false- ... 51] in which large amounts of antibody block the antibody-antigen reaction, causing a false-negative test result in the ... cardiolipin is a substance extracted from heart tissue that is used as the antigen in flocculation and precipitation tests for ... Biological false-positive (BFP) test results. The cardiolipin antigen used in the nontreponemal tests is found in other tissues ...

False-positive RPR test results are identified by excluding syphilis with a nonreactive treponemal test. Biological false- ... 51] in which large amounts of antibody block the antibody-antigen reaction, causing a false-negative test result in the ... cardiolipin is a substance extracted from heart tissue that is used as the antigen in flocculation and precipitation tests for ... Biological false-positive (BFP) test results. The cardiolipin antigen used in the nontreponemal tests is found in other tissues ...

The Serodia TP-PA test is a treponemal test for the serologic detection of antibodies to the various species and subspecies of ... nontreponemal flocculation card test used to screen for syphilis. The antigen is prepared from a modified Venereal Disease ... Presidential address to the M.S.S.V.D.: Systemic disease and the biological false-positive reaction. Br J Vener Dis. 1972;48:1- ... If results of this assay were positive or equivocal, the specimens were tested using the RPR test. If the RPR test was ...

Treponemal tests are based on the detection of serum antibodies to T. pallidum antigens. These tests include the T. pallidum ... Generally, treponemal tests are more sensitive and specific than nontreponemal tests, and false-positive results are less ... Serum IgM or IgG antibodies to lipoidal material are detected by flocculation of an antigen suspension containing cardiolipin. ... their use as screening tests is limited by false-positive results and a lack of sensitivity in primary and tertiary syphilis. ...

False-positive RPR test results are identified by excluding syphilis with a nonreactive treponemal test. Biological false- ... 49] in which large amounts of antibody block the antibody-antigen reaction, causing a false-negative test result in the ... cardiolipin is a substance extracted from heart tissue that is used as the antigen in flocculation and precipitation tests for ... Biological false-positive (BFP) test results. The cardiolipin antigen used in the nontreponemal tests is found in other tissues ...

False-positive RPR test results are identified by excluding syphilis with a nonreactive treponemal test. Biological false- ... 49] in which large amounts of antibody block the antibody-antigen reaction, causing a false-negative test result in the ... cardiolipin is a substance extracted from heart tissue that is used as the antigen in flocculation and precipitation tests for ... Biological false-positive (BFP) test results. The cardiolipin antigen used in the nontreponemal tests is found in other tissues ...

... followed a few weeks later by IgG antibodies. Both IgM and IgG antibodies can be measured using treponemal tests such as the T ... Also, because TTs are not flocculation assays, false negative tests due to the Prozone effect do not occur. However, in high- ... that is confirmed with a treponemal test (TT). This algorithm has a high positive predictive value when both tests are reactive ... B , The reverse screening algorithm uses a TT with recombinant T. pallidum antigens in enzyme immunoassay (EIA) or ...

Test. This article describes Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) Test with proper explanation and ... ... a positive VDRL test must be confirmed by another test that is more specific for syphilis, such as the treponemal antibody test ... Flocculation indicates a positive test result, meaning that the sample contains lipoidal antibodies. No flocculation indicates ... test is a type of non-treponemal test that detects antibodies produced against antigens released by damaged host cells in ...

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