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TREPONEMAL [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-03-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
- Bacterial Diseases
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fluorescent treponemal antibody test
1, record 1, English, fluorescent%20treponemal%20antibody%20test
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- FTA test 2, record 1, English, FTA%20test
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A test for specific antitreponemal antibodies in the serum of a patient who has had syphilis. 1, record 1, English, - fluorescent%20treponemal%20antibody%20test
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
After the serum is incubated with a slide preparation of fixed treponemal organisms, a fluorescence-labeled antiglobulin serum is added to demonstrate whether antibodies have attached to the organisms. 1, record 1, English, - fluorescent%20treponemal%20antibody%20test
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
fluorescent treponemal antibody test; FTA test : These terms appear under "test" in the International dictionary of medicine and biology. 3, record 1, English, - fluorescent%20treponemal%20antibody%20test
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
- Maladies bactériennes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- test FTA
1, record 1, French, test%20FTA
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'acronyme «FTA» vient de l'anglais «fluorescent treponemal antibody». Le test FTA permet de détecter par immunofluorescence la présence dans le sérum sanguin d'anticorps dirigés contre les tréponèmes, qui comprennent notamment la bactérie responsable de la syphilis. 2, record 1, French, - test%20FTA
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Procedimientos diagnósticos (Medicina)
- Enfermedades bacterianas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- prueba FTA
1, record 1, Spanish, prueba%20FTA
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- FTA 1, record 1, Spanish, FTA
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Anticuerpo fluorescente al Treponema, por sus siglas en inglés: "Fluorescent Treponemal Antibody". Examen específico para detectar al Treponema pallidum, agente causal de la sífilis. 1, record 1, Spanish, - prueba%20FTA
Record 2 - internal organization data 2023-03-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
- Bacterial Diseases
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption test
1, record 2, English, fluorescent%20treponemal%20antibody%20absorption%20test
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- FTA-ABS 2, record 2, English, FTA%2DABS
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- fluorescent treponemal antibody absorbed test 3, record 2, English, fluorescent%20treponemal%20antibody%20absorbed%20test
correct
- FTA-ABS test 4, record 2, English, FTA%2DABS%20test
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A blood serum screening test for syphilis designed to demonstrate the presence or absence of specific antibodies directed against the organism (Treponema pallidum) responsible for syphilis. 3, record 2, English, - fluorescent%20treponemal%20antibody%20absorption%20test
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The "fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption test" is a Treponema-specific test. 5, record 2, English, - fluorescent%20treponemal%20antibody%20absorption%20test
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
... the test serum is absorbed with nonpathogenic treponemal organisms before incubation with fixed Treponema pallidum. This removes antibodies reactive with other organisms and leaves antibodies specifically indicative of a syphilitic infection. 6, record 2, English, - fluorescent%20treponemal%20antibody%20absorption%20test
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
FTA-ABS test: This term appears under the entry "test" in the International dictionary of medicine and biology. 5, record 2, English, - fluorescent%20treponemal%20antibody%20absorption%20test
Record 2, Key term(s)
- fluorescent treponemal antibody-absorption test
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
- Maladies bactériennes
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- test FTA-ABS
1, record 2, French, test%20FTA%2DABS
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- FTA-ABS 1, record 2, French, FTA%2DABS
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- test d'immunofluorescence absorbée 2, record 2, French, test%20d%27immunofluorescence%20absorb%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
- FTA-ABS 3, record 2, French, FTA%2DABS
correct, masculine noun
- FTA-ABS 3, record 2, French, FTA%2DABS
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tests sérologiques de la syphilis [...] Il existe trois tests tréponémiques standard [dont] l'immunofluorescence (FTA-ABS)[.] Pour le test FTA-ABS, le sérum du malade est d'abord dilué avec une substance contenant des antigènes tréponémiques non pathogènes (absorbant) pour éliminer les anticorps spécifiques de groupe dirigés contre les tréponèmes saprophytes des cavités buccales et génitales. Le sérum ainsi absorbé est alors déposé sur une lame recouverte de T. [Treponema] pallidum fixés. Si l'anticorps spécifique de T. Pallidum est présent dans le sérum du patient, il se fixe aux tréponèmes séchés; sa mise en évidence se fait alors par l'adjonction d'anti-immunoglobulines humaines marquées à la fluorescine et examen de la lame au microscope à fluorescence. [...] le FTA-ABS [est un test très spécifique, et lorsqu'il est utilisé] pour confirmer des réactions réaginiques positives, [il a] une très haute valeur prédictive positive pour le diagnostic de la syphilis. 4, record 2, French, - test%20FTA%2DABS
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2009-01-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Immunology
- Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- serorevert
1, record 3, English, serorevert
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... seroreverted = reverted to seronegativity for Echinococcus granulosus. 2, record 3, English, - serorevert
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Treponemal tests... usually remain reactive for life regardless of treatment, although 15-25% will serorevert if the patient is treated during the primary stage. 3, record 3, English, - serorevert
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Immunologie
- Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- devenir séronégatif
1, record 3, French, devenir%20s%C3%A9ron%C3%A9gatif
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- présenter une séroréversion 2, record 3, French, pr%C3%A9senter%20une%20s%C3%A9ror%C3%A9version
- faire une séroréversion 3, record 3, French, faire%20une%20s%C3%A9ror%C3%A9version
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tous les enfants nés de mère séropositive vont être séropositifs à la naissance car les anticorps que la mère a développés pour lutter contre le VIH passent librement à travers le placenta. En revanche ce n'est que dans 20 % des cas que s'effectue une transmission du virus de la mère à l'enfant [...] Ce qui signifie que 80 % des enfants séropositifs à la naissance vont devenir séronégatifs vers l'âge de 15-18 mois. 1, record 3, French, - devenir%20s%C3%A9ron%C3%A9gatif
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] plusieurs enfants, ayant présenté une séroréversion, ont eu de nouveau des anticorps anti-VIH détectables au cours du suivi. 3, record 3, French, - devenir%20s%C3%A9ron%C3%A9gatif
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les analyses tréponémiques [...] continuent généralement d'être réactives pendant le reste de la vie des patients, même si le patient est traité, cependant de 15 à 20 % de ceux-ci présentent une séroréversion s'ils sont traités pendant le stade primaire de la maladie. 4, record 3, French, - devenir%20s%C3%A9ron%C3%A9gatif
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2009-01-06
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
- Microbiology and Parasitology
- Bacterial Diseases
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- treponemal test
1, record 4, English, treponemal%20test
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- treponemal assay 2, record 4, English, treponemal%20assay
correct, rare
- treponema-specific test 3, record 4, English, treponema%2Dspecific%20test
correct, rare
- treponemal-specific test 4, record 4, English, treponemal%2Dspecific%20test
correct, rare
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A test] in which treponemal antigens or intact cells are used to detect specific anti-treponemal antibodies which occur in the serum of patients suffering from syphilis(or pinta or yaws). 5, record 4, English, - treponemal%20test
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Treponema-specific tests... are used primarily to confirm the diagnosis of syphilis in patients with a reactive non-treponemal test.... Unlike non-treponemal tests, which show a decline in titers or become nonreactive with effective treatment, most treponema-specific tests usually remain reactive for life. Because of the persistence of reactivity, possibly for the life of the patient, treponemal tests are of no value to the clinician in determining relapse, reinfection, or treatment efficacy. Therefore, a reactive treponemal test result only indicates exposure to T. [Treponema] pallidum at some time during a person's life. It does not indicate that the person currently has an active syphilis infection. For this reason, a positive treponemal test result should be confirmed with a non-treponemal test. 3, record 4, English, - treponemal%20test
Record 4, Key term(s)
- Treponema specific test
- treponemal specific test
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
- Maladies bactériennes
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- test tréponémique
1, record 4, French, test%20tr%C3%A9pon%C3%A9mique
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- test non réaginique 2, record 4, French, test%20non%20r%C3%A9aginique
correct, masculine noun
- analyse tréponémique 3, record 4, French, analyse%20tr%C3%A9pon%C3%A9mique
correct, feminine noun, rare
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les tests tréponémiques sont des épreuves plus spécifiques [que les tests non-tréponémiques] pour la syphilis. Il s'agit principalement des tests suivants : TP-PA (test d'agglutination de Treponema pallidum); FTA-ABS (test d'immunofluorescence absorbée); MHA-TP (réaction de microhémagglutination pour le Treponema pallidum). Tous ces tests sont basés sur la détection d'anticorps circulants dirigés contre des composantes antigéniques de T. pallidum. [...] ils sont généralement utilisés afin de confirmer la réactivité des tests non-tréponémiques. 4, record 4, French, - test%20tr%C3%A9pon%C3%A9mique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les tests tréponémiques peuvent demeurer réactifs à vie chez les patients qui ont déjà présenté une syphilis ou une autre tréponématose, même traitée adéquatement. 5, record 4, French, - test%20tr%C3%A9pon%C3%A9mique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2009-01-05
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
- Immunology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Treponema pallidum particle agglutination test
1, record 5, English, Treponema%20pallidum%20particle%20agglutination%20test
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- Treponema pallidum particle agglutination assay 3, record 5, English, Treponema%20pallidum%20particle%20agglutination%20assay
correct
- TP-PA test 5, record 5, English, TP%2DPA%20test
correct
- TP-PA assay 4, record 5, English, TP%2DPA%20assay
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Treponema pallidum particle agglutination(TP-PA) test is a treponemal test(confirmation test) for the serologic detection of antibodies to the various species and subspecies of pathogenic Treponema, the causative agents of syphilis, yaws, pinta, bejel, and endemic syphilis. The test is a passive agglutination procedure based on the agglutination of gel particles sensitized with T. pallidum antigens by antibodies found in the patient's serum. 6, record 5, English, - Treponema%20pallidum%20particle%20agglutination%20test
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Sera positive in non-treponemal tests are retested by treponemal assays such as the Treponema pallidum particle agglutination(TP-PA) test... 2, record 5, English, - Treponema%20pallidum%20particle%20agglutination%20test
Record 5, Key term(s)
- TPPA test
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
- Immunologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- test d'agglutination passive de Treponema pallidum
1, record 5, French, test%20d%27agglutination%20passive%20de%20Treponema%20pallidum
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
- TP-PA 2, record 5, French, TP%2DPA
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- TPPA 3, record 5, French, TPPA
masculine noun
- test d'agglutination de Treponema pallidum 4, record 5, French, test%20d%27agglutination%20de%20Treponema%20pallidum
masculine noun
- TP-PA 4, record 5, French, TP%2DPA
masculine noun
- TP-PA 4, record 5, French, TP%2DPA
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Épreuve d'agglutination qui recherche des anticorps totaux de Treponema pallidum. 5, record 5, French, - test%20d%27agglutination%20passive%20de%20Treponema%20pallidum
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lorsque l'analyse non tréponémique est positive, on doit procéder à une confirmation par des analyses tréponémiques telles que le test d'agglutination passive de Treponema pallidum (TP-PA) [...]. 6, record 5, French, - test%20d%27agglutination%20passive%20de%20Treponema%20pallidum
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le TPPA est un test d'agglutination, proche du TPHA (Treponema pallidum hemagglutination], mais les érythrocytes sont ici remplacés par des particules inertes. 3, record 5, French, - test%20d%27agglutination%20passive%20de%20Treponema%20pallidum
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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