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Syphilis Monitoring
MessageImportant Note
- This test is useful for determining the current disease status and evaluating response to therapy for syphilis
- This test should not be used as a primary diagnostic approach for syphilis.
Test Code
RPRM
Alias/See Also
Epic: LAB13352
Includes
If this test is positive, rapid plasma reagin (RPR) titer will be performed at an additional charge.
Preferred Specimen
Specimen Type: Serum
Collection Container: Serum gel
Specimen Volume: 3 mL
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
Collection Container: Red top
Instructions
- Centrifuge and separate cells after clot formation and within 4 hours of collection.
- Transfer serum to a plastic vial if testing will be delayed for more than 72 hours.
Transport Container
Plastic vial
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 5 days
Frozen: 2 months
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Unlabeled, mislabeled, wrong tube type, hemolyzed, lipemic, QNS, exceeds specimen stability requirements.
Methodology
Flocculation/Agglutination
Setup Schedule
Daily
Report Available
1 day
Reference Range
Nonreactive
Performing Laboratory
Inova Laboratories
2832 Juniper Street
Fairfax, VA 22031
Last Updated: April 14, 2023
Last Review: N. Wolford, April 14, 2023