Interpretation of serological tests for syphilis.

H/STD FCTS H/STD FCTS H/STD FCTS H/STD FCTS H/STD FCTS H/STD FCTS H/STD FCTS H/STD FCTS Proper evaluation of serological test results in syphilis is often a confusing matter. Physicians are rarely confronted with problems in this regard. The following comments are provided as a matter of review. More extensive discussion may be found in the references listed at the end of this article. Several tests are in use. Most common of these are the Rapid Plasma Reagin (RPR) Test, the Veneral Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) Test, the Treponema Pallidum-Particle Agglutination (TP-PA) Test, and the Fluorescent Treponemal Antibody Absorption (FTA-ABS) Test.