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2. Nontreponemal tests for syphilis - Wikipedia

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   Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-approved standard tests include the VDRL test (a slide test), the rapid plasma reagin (RPR) test (a card test), the unheated serum reagin (USR) test, and the toluidine red unheated serum test (TRUST). [2] These have mostly replaced the first nontreponemal test, the Wassermann test. [citation needed]

3. Fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption test - Wikipedia

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   The fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption (FTA-ABS) test is a diagnostic test for syphilis.Using antibodies specific for the Treponema pallidum species, such tests would be assumed to be more specific than non-treponemal testing such as VDRL but have been shown repeatedly to be sensitive but not specific for the diagnosis of neurosyphilis in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).

4. Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test - Wikipedia

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   The Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test (VDRL) is a blood test for syphilis and related non-venereal treponematoses that was developed by the eponymous US laboratory. The VDRL test is used to screen for syphilis (it has high sensitivity ), whereas other, more specific tests are used to diagnose the disease.

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

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   Developed by privately held NOWDiagnostics, the antibody test helps identify current or past infection and provides a result in about 15 minutes. However, the regulator added that the results from ...

6. With cases rising, FDA authorizes first over-the-counter home ...

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   The US Food and Drug Administration authorized the first at-home over-the-counter test for syphilis Friday. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...

7. 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).