RPR test

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf diagnosis
gptkbp:alternativeTo gptkb:VDRL_test
gptkbp:canBeFalseNegative yes
gptkbp:canBeFalsePositive yes
gptkbp:detects non-treponemal antibodies
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:US_Public_Health_Service
gptkbp:followedBy treponemal test
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Rapid_Plasma_Reagin_test
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label RPR test
gptkbp:introducedIn 1957
gptkbp:limitation not specific for Treponema pallidum
biological false positives possible
may be negative in late syphilis
gptkbp:requires serum or plasma
gptkbp:result qualitative
quantitative
gptkbp:type blood
gptkbp:usedFor syphilis screening
gptkbp:usedIn prenatal screening
STD clinics
blood donor screening
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wassermann_reaction
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6