Treponema pallidum

(redirected from treponema)
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Medical, Wikipedia.

Treponema pallidum

[‚trep·ə‚nē·mə ′pal·ə·dəm]
(microbiology)
A pathogenic spirochete that causes the sexually transmitted disease syphilis.
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
reactive EIA/CIA and nonreactive RPR/VDRL test) with a confirmatory Treponema pallidum particle agglutination assay (TP-PA); all test results should be reported promptly and concurrently to the clinician and public health department.
Discordant results from reverse sequence syphilis screening--five laboratories, United States, 2006-2010
Molecular and immunological evidence of oral Treponema in the human brain and their association with Alzheimer's disease.
Periodontal disease and Alzheimer's disease--a new link
Blood sample for syphilis was tested by using treponema palladium haemagglutination assay11.
Risk Factors for Syphilis and HIV Infection in Pregnant Women Attending a Tertiary Care Public Sector Hospital
Patient's CSF VDRL was positive, with a positive serum Treponema pallidum particle agglutination assay (TPPA).
A young male with sudden onset left-sided weakness
The Treponema pallidum Haemagglutination (TPHA) test in biological false positive and leprosy sera.
A case of systemic lupus erythematosus associated with false positive VDRL and TPHA/VDRL ve TPHA yalanci pozitifliginin eslik ettigi sistemik lupus eritematozus olgusu
pallidum; de tipo IgA, IgM o IgG, entre los cuales estan: Inmunoanalisis Enzimatico (ELISA), Hemaglutinacion Indirecta del Treponema (TPHA), Inmunocromatografia (IC), Absorcion de Anticuerpos Treponemicos Fluorescentes (FTA-abs), y las pruebas inespecificas dirigidas a la determinacion de anticuerpos no treponemicos que son liberados por el tejido necrotizado de la lesion, entre los mas utilizados se encuentran: Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL), Prueba Rapida de Reaginas Plasmaticas (RPR), Undeated Serum Reagin (USR) (1,3-6).
Importancia de las pruebas especificas e inespecificas para el diagnostico de sifilis en donantes de sangre
Humoral immune response in experimental syphilis to polypeptides of Treponema pallidum.
Profile of anti-Tp47 antibodies in patients with positive serology for syphilis analized by Western Blot
Histopathologic Documentation of Treponema pallidum * Gestational Source, y Age, wk Source of Organism Present case 32 Lung Hardy et al, (4) 1970 30 Aqueous humor, CSF Guarner et al, (7) 1999 26 Small bowel, liver, lung, spleen, lymph node Satin et al, (8) 1992 23 Lung, kidney, pancreas, small and large bowel Benzick, (9) 1999 26 Anterior pituitary Akovbian et al, (10) 1998 Unknown Cutaneous blisters Bennett et al, (11) 1997 Term Skin Knowles and Frost, (12) 1989 Case 1 32 Umbilical cord Case 2 32 Umbilical cord Maternal Source, y Age/Cause of Death Treatment Present case 12.
Pulmonary abscesses in congenital syphilis
Historically, the rabbit inoculation test is the gold standard for detecting very low titers of Treponema pallidum.
Negative RPR with a positive FTA-ABS
No penicillin-resistant Treponema pallidum isolates have ever been reported.
Congenital Syphilis a Problem Despite Advances
But the syphilis-causing spirochete, Treponema pallidum, is far from extinct; last year nearly 28,000 new cases of syphilis were reported in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta.
AIDS may affect course of syphilis
01 iu / ml;a set of reagents for immuno-enzymatic detection of antibodies of igm class to treponema pallidum;a set of reagents for the detection of antibodies to treponema pallidum in the hemagglutination reaction.
A Kit For Determining The Activity Of Aspartate Aminotransferase In Serum And Blood Plasma By Uv Kinetic Method Without Pyridoxal Phosphate, Ifcc

Encyclopedia browser ?
Full browser ?