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Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by bacteria called Treponema pallidum, and range from asymptomatic to severe. Patients with suspected syphilis should undergo a non-treponemal screening test (rapid plasma reagin) and positive results must be confirmed with a test specific to T. pallidum antigen. Here, the treponemal test, T. pallidum hemagglutination test, principle, reagents required, steps, and results interpretation in addition to examples to clarify the results interpretation process are described.
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Alhabbab, R.Y. (2018). Treponema pallidum Hemagglutination (TPHA) Test. In: Basic Serological Testing. Techniques in Life Science and Biomedicine for the Non-Expert. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77694-1_5
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