Acute bacterial sinusitis (ABS) is a common complication of viral upper respiratory tract infections commonly refereed to as the URI. This test is done routinely in order to confirm whether a positive ...
A comparative study of γM-fluorescent treponemal antibody (γM-FTA-ABS), routine FTA-ABS and γG-FTA-ABS, Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) antibody levels, as well as total serum γM globulin ...
For decades, syphilis testing meant first screening a patient with a nontreponemal test, such as the rapid plasma reagin (RPR) test, which identifies recent or untreated syphilis but can yield ...
A colleague treated a patient for secondary syphilis, then repeated the course of treatment because the RPR remained positive after the second course of treatment. How long does it take for the RPR ...