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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

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[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 1, English, - treponemal%20test

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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 1, English, - treponemal%20test

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

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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 1, French, - test%20tr%C3%A9pon%C3%A9mique

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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 1, French, - test%20tr%C3%A9pon%C3%A9mique

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

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T. [Treponema] pallidum hemagglutination (TPHA) test and microhemagglutination-T. pallidum (MHA-TP) test. In the TPHA test the antigen is a suspension of formalin-treated sheep erythrocytes coated with T. Pallidum antigens. The patient's serum is purified of nonspecific heteroagglutins and then added to the suspension. Agglutination of the erythrocytes indicates the presence of specific antibodies ... The microhemagglutination version is quite similar, but is assessed microscopically.  5, record 2, English, - MHA%2DTP%20test

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A miniaturized form of the TPHA test.  3, record 2, English, - MHA%2DTP%20test

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

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Examens diagnostiques [de la syphilis.] Le MHA-TP [...] est spécifique des anticorps anti-tréponème, mais il peut être négatif en cas de syphilis primaire.  4, record 2, French, - test%20de%20microh%C3%A9magglutination%20pour%20la%20d%C3%A9tection%20de%20Treponema%20pallidum

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[Les réactions] tréponémiques [sont des tests] complémentaires utilisés pour confirmer les résultats des réactions non tréponémiques; [elles] permettent de détecter les anticorps dirigés contre les éléments cellulaires des tréponèmes. Citons entre autres : le test d’agglutination de Treponema pallidum (TP-PA) [...] et la réaction de microhémagglutination pour le Treponema pallidum (MHA-TP).  5, record 2, French, - test%20de%20microh%C3%A9magglutination%20pour%20la%20d%C3%A9tection%20de%20Treponema%20pallidum

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish