It was concluded that the seroprevalence rate of syphilis in this study was low (0.55%). Initial screening using VDRL alone is neither justified nor cost effective. Selective screening base on risk factors and confirmatory test with FTA-AB is recommended.Yakasai IA...
Generally, screening for syphilis infection is a two-step process that involves an initial nontreponemal test (VDRL or RPR) followed by a confirmatory treponemal test such as FTA, TP-PA, and EIA. 2. What happens if an RPR test is positive? A positive RPR test result may indicate that the...