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RPR(RX MONITOR)
MessageSENDOUT/BOSTON
Test Code
RPR(RX MONITOR)
Alias/See Also
SYPHILIS
Includes
RPR SCREEN
RPR TITER (IF SCREEN IS POSITIVE)
SYPHILIS INTERP
RPR TITER (IF SCREEN IS POSITIVE)
SYPHILIS INTERP
Preferred Specimen
SERUM: GOLD TOP TUBE
Minimum Volume
2mLs
Instructions
DRAW 1 GOLD TOP SST TUBE, LET CLOT FOR 30 MINUTES, SPIN DOWN AND SEND TO LAB.*** THIS TEST IS ONLY FOR PATIENTS WITH KNOWN HISTORY OF SYPHILIS!!!
Transport Container
ORIGINAL TUBE
Transport Temperature
REFRIGERATED
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerated (2-8°C): 5 days
Freeze at -20°C or colder if not tested within 5 days.
Refrigerated (2-8°C): 5 days
Freeze at -20°C or colder if not tested within 5 days.
Methodology
FLOCCULATION CARD TEST
Setup Schedule
M-F
Report Available
TAT 2-4 DAYS
Reference Range
Non-Reactive
Clinical Significance
Reactive results will be titered and also confirmed using TP-PA assay. Confirmed reactive results indicate present or past infection with Treponema pallidum (syphilis). False reactive results can be seen with leprosy, malaria, toxoplasmosis, infectious mononucleosis, lupus, viral pneumonia, tuberculosis, pregnancy and aging.
Performing Laboratory
Test performed in the West Roxbury Immunology Lab Contact: Cassandra Mota, 857-203-5941
Additional Information
RPR
