Amid the increasing incidence of syphilis in the UK, Oxoid is offering clinical laboratories convenient tools for the reliable diagnosis of syphilis infection.
Faced with these difficulties, laboratories require accurate and reliable methods that are easily accessible and cost effective. Oxoid provides such tests for use in the diagnosis of syphilis infection.
The Oxoid VDRL Carbon Antigen Test (DR525M) is a rapid agglutination test that detects reagin antibodies (found in active disease) in serum or plasma in just eight minutes. The Oxoid TPHA Test (DR0530M) is a sensitive passive haemagglutination test, that detects specific Treponema pallidum antibodies in serum within one hour. Used in combination, the Oxoid VDRL and TPHA Tests provide accurate and reliable confirmation of active syphilis infection. No specialised equipment is required and results are clearly visible and easily interpreted.
