Syphilis Tests

Microhemagglutination assay (MHA-TP), (Syphilis Test), Rapid Plasma Reagin (RPR) Test, (Syphilis Test), Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) Test, (Syphilis Test)

What Affects the Test

Reasons you may not be able to have the test or why the results may not be helpful include:

• The use of antibiotics before having the test.
• A blood transfusion in the weeks before having the test.
• Having other conditions or diseases, such as lupus, liver disease, HIV infection, or yaws.

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Author:	Kathe Gallagher, MSW	Last Updated: October 2, 2007
Medical Review:	Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH - Infectious Disease
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