What does Treponema pallidum test for?
What does Treponema pallidum test for?
The fluorescent treponemal antibody test absorption test (FTA-ABS) checks your blood for antibodies to the bacteria that causes syphilis called Treponema pallidum. Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that is spread by skin or mucous membrane contact with the sores of an infected person.
What does a non reactive syphilis test mean?
A negative or nonreactive result means you don’t likely have syphilis. Positive results are given as a ratio in titers. This tells your healthcare provider the amount of antibodies in your blood.
What does positive syphilis IgG mean?
A reactive syphilis IgG result indicates that a person has been exposed to T. pallidum at some point in his/her life. However, this testing may remain reactive for life in the majority of people who have had syphilis, even if they have been treated properly.
What is a positive syphilis test?
If your screening test results are positive, it means you have antibodies that may be from a syphilis infection. You’ll need another test to confirm whether or not you have syphilis. If your follow-up test confirms you have syphilis, you will probably be treated with penicillin, a type of antibiotic.
What does Treponema pallidum IgG IgM reactive mean?
Since treponemal tests may remain active for life in adequately treated patients, a positive T PALLIDUM IGG + IGM [86781E] indicates exposure to syphilis and it does not indicate untreated syphilis.
Can you have syphilis antibodies and not have syphilis?
Antibodies are found. This is called a reactive or positive test. A reactive or positive test result does not always mean that you have syphilis. Other conditions can cause positive test results….Results.
| Normal: | No syphilis germs are seen. |
|---|---|
| Abnormal: | Syphilis germs are seen. |
What is a Treponema pallidum IgG IgM test?
USE OF TEST: The Syphilis Total IgG/IgM Multiplex Immunoassay (MIA) is a qualitative Immunoassay used for the detection of Treponema pallidum IgG and IgM antibodies in human sera. This assay is routinely performed as a screening test for all specimens ordered on the syphilis panel.
When do syphilis symptoms start?
The first symptoms of syphilis usually develop around 2 or 3 weeks after infection, although they can start later than this. This stage of the infection is known as “primary syphilis”. These symptoms usually pass within 2 to 8 weeks. But if the infection isn’t treated, it may progress to a second stage.