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TEST REAGINIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-01-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
- Microbiology and Parasitology
- Bacterial Diseases
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- non-treponemal test
1, record 1, English, non%2Dtreponemal%20test
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- reaginic test 2, record 1, English, reaginic%20test
correct, less frequent
- non-treponemal assay 3, record 1, English, non%2Dtreponemal%20assay
correct, rare
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Syphilitic infection leads to the production of nonspecific antibodies that react to cardiolipin. This reaction is the foundation of non-treponemal assays such as the VDRL (Venereal Disease Research Laboratory) test and rapid plasma reagin (RPR) test. Both these test are flocculation type tests that use an antigen-antibody interaction. The complexes remain suspended and therefore visible due to the lipid based antigens. ... These non-treponemal tests are widely used for qualitative syphilis screening. 4, record 1, English, - non%2Dtreponemal%20test
Record 1, Key term(s)
- non treponemal test
- non treponemal assay
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
- Maladies bactériennes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- test non tréponémique
1, record 1, French, test%20non%20tr%C3%A9pon%C3%A9mique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- analyse non tréponémique 2, record 1, French, analyse%20non%20tr%C3%A9pon%C3%A9mique
correct, feminine noun, less frequent
- test réaginique 3, record 1, French, test%20r%C3%A9aginique
correct, masculine noun, rare
- test cardiolipidique 4, record 1, French, test%20cardiolipidique
correct, masculine noun, rare
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le diagnostic sérologique [de la syphilis] comprend un test de dépistage initial du sérum par des analyses non tréponémiques telles que le test VDRL (Venereal Disease Research Laboratory), le test rapide de la réagine plasmatique (RPR), le test au rouge de toluidine (TRUST) ou le test de dépistage des réagines (RST). 5, record 1, French, - test%20non%20tr%C3%A9pon%C3%A9mique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les tests non tréponémiques sont moins spécifiques car ils utilisent des antigènes cardiolipidiques. Ils ont pour caractéristique de se négativer le plus souvent après traitement et ne sont donc positifs que pour les syphilis actives. 6, record 1, French, - test%20non%20tr%C3%A9pon%C3%A9mique
Record 1, Key term(s)
- test non-tréponémique
- analyse non-tréponémique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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