Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Higher rapid plasma reagin, or RPR, titers at diagnosis and a diagnosis made in more recent years are associated ...

Data from a large study of syphilis indicate a high rate of neurosyphilis in HIV-infected patients with a CD4-cell count less than or equal to 350 or a serum RPR titer greater than or equal to 1:32.

The rapid plasma reagin (RPR) test is a type of blood test. Doctors use the RPR test to look for specific antibodies that will be present in the blood if a person’s immune system is currently fighting ...

A rapid plasma reagin (RPR) test is a blood test used to screen you for syphilis. It works by detecting the nonspecific antibodies that your body produces while fighting the infection. Syphilis is a ...

The routine diagnosis of syphilis in an asymptomatic individual is by serology, with the testing algorithm varying by country. In Western Europe and Australia, a treponemal test is used for screening, ...

QUANTITATIVE serologic tests for syphilis have become more widely used in recent years following the introduction of intensive methods of syphilotherapy. These tests not only are useful in methods of ...