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Encyclopedia: Venereal Disease Research Laboratory Test

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The Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test is a nontreponemal serological screening for syphilis that is also used to assess response to therapy, to detect of CNS involvement, and as an aid in the diagnosis of congenital syphilis. The basis of the test is that an antibody produced by a patient with syphilis reacts with an extract of ox heart . It therefore detects anti-cardiolipin antibodies . Many other conditions can...


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What deseases can determinate positive VDRL, other than siphylis ?
I have positive VDRL and negative TPHA, and my only partener is all negative. I...

Check on the Planned Parenthood website to see if they offer any information about this specific STD testing. If not make an appt with one in your area to...

Asked by irina b - 29 months ago

how long vdrl results are positive after treatment?
and what is the common treatment for syphilis?can you still have babies?

It depends on what stage of syphilis the patient initiated treatment in, whether the patient is HIV , or if the patient is a baby born to a mom with...

Asked by ana t - 8 months ago

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  • vdrl fta abs 14 weeks - 3 replies

    away in 5 days i tested for vdrl tpha fta abs and hiv dna test after 14 weeksall came back negative are panicking. Even if your VDRL was a false negative, the FTA -ABS would have found...

    Jun 13, 2008

  • VDRL - TPHA - 3 replies

    VDRL - TPHA -VDRL - TPHA . : VDRL -TPHA ...

    Nov 07, 2008

  • TREPONEMA SCR./TPHA? - 3 replies

    Herpes : VDRL , TPH-A : HEPATITIS Bs Ag CMV IgG =0.0 CMV IgM - NEGATIVE FTA ABS - NEGATIVE VDRL - NEGATIVE TPHA - NEGATIVE TREPONEMA SCR

    Nov 06, 2008

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