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What Is the Role of Paired Rapid Plasma Reagin Testing (Simultaneous Testing of Acute and Convalescent Samples) in the Diagnosis of Repeat Syphilis and the Follow-up of Syphilis?

Background: Repeat syphilis is playing an increasing role in syphilis transmission in several populations. The assessment of repeat syphilis and response to treatment depends on accurately measuring ...
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Onsite Rapid Antenatal Syphilis Screening With an Immunochromatographic Strip Improves Case Detection and Treatment in Rural South African Clinics

We compared 3 syphilis screening strategies at rural clinics: onsite rapid plasma reagin (RPR), onsite treponemal immunochromatographic strip (ICS) test, and the standard practice offsite RPR with ...
News Medical

CDC releases new syphilis testing guidelines to combat rising cases

Why do we need these recommendations? Syphilis is a bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI) that progresses in stages from a painless sore (stage 1) to a severe disease that may attack the ...
Reuters

Fact Check: COVID-19 vaccines do not give you syphilis

An alert from U.S. health authorities about recipients of COVID-19 vaccines recording false positive results for syphilis has been misconstrued online. According to some social media users, the Food ...