The venereal disease research laboratory (VDRL) test is designed to assess whether you have syphilis, a sexually transmitted infection (STI). Syphilis is caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum.
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the bacterium Treponema Pallidum. It affects sexually active people of both genders. Syphilis manifests in various regions of the body, in many ...
Infants whose mothers had syphilis during pregnancy were studied to determine how often exposed newborns with normal physical examinations and nonreactive nontreponemal serologic tests had abnormal ...
Dear Dr. Roach: In October 2018 I was treated for syphilis, and had a VDRL titer of 1:128. A few months later, the titer was 1:8, but has stayed at 1:8 since then. Why hasn’t it gone down? Y.Y. VDRL ...
We used rabbit-infectivity testing of the cerebrospinal fluid to detect T. pallidum infection of the central nervous system in infants born to mothers with syphilis. The results were compared with ...
Indications : The test is ordered when a single ulcerous sore, along with other symptoms and medical history, appears in a person and the doctor suspects syphilis. The test is mostly employed to ...
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Why should every woman get a Syphilis Test done during pregnancy? What are its benefits?
The syphilis test is a simple blood test, but it is very important in pregnancy. It not only helps in saving the health of the mother but also the life of the baby. Know why all pregnant women should ...
Causes of syphilis: Besides sexual contact, syphilis can spread through the placenta from the mother to the foetus, blood transfusion and direct contact with an open lesion (Image: Canva) Syphilis is ...
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