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rapid plasma reagin test [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • Bacterial Diseases
DEF

A screening test for syphilis using a cardiolipin antigen suspension to reveal to the naked eye an anti-lipid antibody caused by Treponema pallidum, the syphilis bacteria, in unheated serum or plasma.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Maladies bactériennes
DEF

Test de dépistage de la syphilis qui utilise un antigène cardiolipidique pour rendre visible à l'œil nu la présence d'anticorps anti-lipidiques causés par la syphilis dans le sérum non chauffé ou le plasma.

OBS

Bien qu'on utilise souvent (le) «RPR» pour désigner la notion de «test RPR», il est préférable d'utiliser «test RPR» pour éviter toute confusion.

Spanish

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