How we can diagnosis a case of syphilis?
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Syphilis can be diagnosed by testing samples of blood. Blood tests(VDRL) can confirm the presence of antibodies that the body produces to fight infection. The antibodies to the syphilis-causing bacteria remain in your body for years, so the test can be used to determine a current or past infection.Read more
Syphilis can be diagnosed by testing samples of blood. Blood tests(VDRL) can confirm the presence of antibodies that the body produces to fight infection. The antibodies to the syphilis-causing bacteria remain in your body for years, so the test can be used to determine a current or past infection.
The diagnosis of syphilis may also involve dark-field microscopy of skin lesions but most often requires screening with a nontreponemal test and confirmation with a treponemal-specific test.
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