Blood sample (serum)
Gold top clotted (min 4ml)
Serological diagnosis of infection with Treponema pallidum
Please include full clinical details
EIA based screening to detect IgG
RPR ( Rapid Plasma Reagin ) test available for monitoring response to treatment
New diagnoses of syphilis are sent to reference laboratory for confirmatory testing
Local test
2 – 14 days
(Key words: Syphillis, Treponemal, VDRL, TPHA, TPPA)
Specimen Labelling Procedure
9018
