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Treponema pallidum

[‚trep·ə‚nē·mə ′pal·ə·dəm]
(microbiology)
A pathogenic spirochete that causes the sexually transmitted disease syphilis.
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A total of 16362 blood donors were screened for syphilis by Vitros Syphilis Treponema Pallidum Antibody (TPA) chemiluminescence immunoassay (Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Inc., High Wycombe, United Kingdom).
Performance of Chemiluminiscence Assay using Reverse Algorithm for Syphilis Screening in Blood Donors
(10.) Haffajee AD, et al, Association of Eubacterium nodatum and Treponema denticola human periodontitis lesions.
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Whole genome sequence of the Treponema Fribourg-Blanc: unspecified simian isolate is highly similar to the yaws subspecies.
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reported superior sensitivity of CMIA to a non treponemal screening test for all stages of syphilis, but similar sensitivity rates for Treponema pallidum particle agglutination assay (9).
Determination of a Sample-to-Cutoff Ratio to Predict True-Positivity in Blood Donor Samples Screened for Syphilis by a Chemiluminescent Immunoassay
The research of Treponema Pallidum with coloring of Warthin-Starry identified images compatible with the morphological appearance of the germ.
Latent Syphilis Infection in Pregnancy: An Ultrasound Diagnosed Case of Penicillin Treatment Failure
pallidum hemagglutination T pallidum: Treponema pallidum UGH: University of Gondar Hospital VDRL: Venereal disease research laboratory.
Comparison of RPR and ELISA with TPHA for the Diagnosis of Syphilis: Implication for Updating Syphilis Point-of-Care Tests in Ethiopia
Treponema pallidum, which causes syphilis, is a microaerophilic, mobile, Gram-negative spirochete.
Management of Early Congenital Syphilis in a Newborn Case with Maculopapular Rash/Makulopapuler Dokuntusu Olan Erken Konjenital Sifilizli Olguda Tedavi Yonetimi
Other initial screening assays that are commonly recommended by laboratories include a chemiluminescent microplate immunoassay (181 of 1876; 9.6%), an enzyme immunoassay for total antibodies (90 of 1876; 4.8%) or only IgG (55 of 1876; 2.9%), a multiplex flow assay (57 of 1876; 3.0%), an agglutination (Treponema pallidum particle agglutination assay) or hemagglutination assay (microhemagglutination assay for T pallidum antibodies or Olympus automated hemagglutination test) (39 of 1876; 2.1%), or the venereal disease research laboratory test (36 of 1876; 1.9%).
Prevalence of Traditional and Reverse-Algorithm Syphilis Screening in Laboratory Practice: A Survey of Participants in the College of American Pathologists Syphilis Serology Proficiency Testing Program
Other surface-exposed proteins were firstly designated as Treponema spp.
Novel Treponema pallidum Recombinant Antigens for Syphilis Diagnostics: Current Status and Future Prospects
Keywords: Blood Donors, Syphilis Screening, Treponema pallidum, FTA-ABS Test, Fluorescent Trepo-nemal Antibody-Absorption Test, Vitros Eci.
COMPARISON OF CHEMILUMINESCENCE IMMUNOASSAY AND IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHIC TEST FOR SYPHILIS SCREENING IN BLOOD DONORS ATTENDING A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL OF LAHORE
But we now know DD is the result of a type of bacteria called Treponema, which enters the skin through the hair follicle.
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