Syphilis Detection

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Medical Microbiology (S.T.Is) FlashCards sobre Syphilis Detection, criado por gina_evans0312 em 17-04-2014.
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Resumo de Recurso

Questão Responda
FAS Fluorescent Antibody Staining
FAS Target- Target Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum antigens
FAS Target- Technique Prepare smear and add specific Ig tagged with dye, wash off unbound Ig and put under fluor. microscope
FAS Target- Difficulties Bacteria cannot be transported, so expensive equipment is needed at the clinic
RPR (Non-Specific) Test Rapid Plasma Reagin (Non Specific) Test
RPR (Non-Specific) Test- Target Ig for lipids released by infected cells
RPR (Non-Specific) Test- Technique Cardiolipid (Ag) on carbon particles are mixed with serum- clumping = infection
RPR (Non-Specific) Test- Issues High False +ve rate
TPHA (Specific) Test Treponema pallidum Haemoaggluntenin (HA) test
TPHA (Specific) Test- Target T.p HA Ig produced by body
TPHA (Specific) Test- Technique RBCs are coated with Ag and mixed with serum- diffuse pattern = positive result
TPHA (Specific) Test- Issues Expensive (but specific)
Treatment Benzathine Penicillin (for partners as well)