Serological test for syphilis, one of the earliest and most used examples of the complement fixation test. Many modifications of the original test have been made and are variously employed; Price\u2019s (Whitechapel) technique of 1949 -50 is a much-used UK method.<\/p>\n
The most commonly used test for the diagnosis of syphilis. A sample of the patient’s blood is examined, using a complement-fixation reaction, for the presence of antibodies to the organism Treponema pallidum. A positive reaction (WR+) indicates the presence of antibodies and therefore infection with syphilis.<\/p>\n
An outdated test originally introduced for the diagnosis of syphilis by examination of the blood.<\/p>\n
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Serological test for syphilis, one of the earliest and most used examples of the complement fixation test. Many modifications of the original test have been made and are variously employed; Price\u2019s (Whitechapel) technique of 1949 -50 is a much-used UK method. The most commonly used test for the diagnosis of syphilis. A sample of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-114276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-w"],"yoast_head":"\n